Mahoning County OhArchives Obituaries.....Readshaw, Lt. Richard F. October 14, 1944 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jennifer L. Neff ffen@zoominternet.net May 29, 2006, 10:37 am Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 3 Nov 1944 READSHAW, Lieut. Richard F. [Husband of Evelyn nee Kibler Readshaw and father of 11 day old unseen son, Richard Lawrence.] 4 Oct 1918 to 14 Oct 1944 26y 10d Lieut. Richard F. Readshaw, 26, was killed in action over Italy Oct. 14, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Readshaw, who reside north of the village, have been notified by the War Department. Lieut. Readshaw was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 4, 1918, and moved with his family to Columbiana, where he graduated from high school. He enlisted in the regular army five years ago and was stationed for a time in Panama. Later he re-enlisted in the Air Corps, receiving his B-24 Liberator bomber pilot training at Ft. Worth, Texas, and went overseas last August. Besides his parents, he leaves his wife, the former Evelyn Kibler of Leetonia; a son, Richard Lawrence, born Oct. 3; two brothers, Lieut. Wm. H. Readshaw, with the Air Force in Europe, and Pvt. Robert E. Readshaw, stationed in New Guinea; three sisters, Mrs. John Dowd of Columbiana, and Mrs. Chas. Miller and Joann at home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/mahoning/obits/readshaw838ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb