John Francisco Richards II
Military Person
1896 – 1918
Who was John Francisco Richards II?
John Francisco Richards II was a first lieutenant in the 1st Aero Squadron, who was shot down during Meuse-Argonne Offensive in World War I.
Richards Field, the first airport in the Kansas City metropolitan area was named for him. Its follow up Kansas City Downtown Airport was originally called New Richards Field. The road serving it is called Richards Road. Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base was also named for him.
His grandfather, John Francisco Richards, founded the Richards & Conover Hardware Company in Kansas City.
He graduated with BA from Yale University in 1917, where he was the circulation manager of campus humor magazine The Yale Record. His letters were published after the war.
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1896
Kansas City - Education
- Yale University
- Employment
- United States Air Force
- Died
- Sep 26, 1918
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on July 23, 2013
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