Birth January 8, 1920
Death: June 13, 1943 => Lost in WWII
Sex: Male
Father: Earl Alvaro Hunter b. August 18, 1893 in Plessis,
New York
Mother: Lora Verde Wilson b. April 7, 1893 in Theresa, New
York
Education: Alexandria Bay High School, Ithaca College
Spouses & Children
None.
Notes
Individual:
R. HUNTER TAKES PART IN DEMONSTRATION March 1940
Takes part in Demonstration at Ithaca College.
Ithaca, N.Y. —Richard Hunter of Plessis participated in demonstrations at the second annual conference for Ithaca
College physical education school graduates held at the college three days last week end. More than 80 high school
physical education instructors and coaches attended.
Students gave demonstrations of Swedish and Danish gymnastics, social dancing, rhythm dancing, tumbling and
apparatus work.
Mr. Hunter, the son of Mr.and Mrs. Earl A. Hunter of Plessis, is a freshman in the physical education department of
Ithaca College.
PRICE DROP
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Paul remembers that his brother, Richard, was overweight and dressed sloppily until his late teens. His shoes were
always run over .
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OBITUARY:
Richard E. Hunter
Watertown Daily Times – July 16 – 1943
PLESSIS AVIATOR MISSING IN ACTION
Flying pursuit airplane in North African war zone at time
SECOND LIEUT. R. E. HUNTER UNREPORTED SINCE JUNE 13
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hunter 23 years old–wrote parents on June 10 —on patrol duty.
Alexandrai Bay, July 16.–Second Lieut. Richard E. Hunter, 23, of Plessis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Hunter of
Plessis, has been missing in action in the North African war zone since June13, according to a telegram his parents
received last night from the war department in Washington, D.C.
The young army officer, a pilot in the United States Army Air Corps, had been in the Army for a year and a half.
Contents of the telegram, signed by the adjutant general, follow: “Regret to inform you that reports received state that
your son, Second Lieutenant Richard E. Hunter, has been missing in actionin the North African area since June 13.
Further information on his status will be forwarded to you when received.”
Lieutenant Hunter’s parents had received from him three letters he had written on June 10, only three days before he
was listed missing in action. The letters indicated that he was being sent into combat duty. The pilot had been flying
P-39 pursuit planes.
Prior to June 10, the date he wrote the last letters his parents received from him, Lieutenant Hunter had been on
patrol duty in North Africa.
A brother, Second Lieut. Alvaro J. Hunter, stationed in Panama, is also a pilot in the U.S. Army Corps.
The missing officer was accepted for aviation cadet training in the army Jan. 18, 1942. He completed a course of
training at the primary school at Arcadia, Fla., and the basic school at Greenville, Miss.
Upon the completion of his training, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and received the silver wings of a
pilot at Napier Field, Dotham. Ala., Dec. 13, 1942. In the same class was Jack Charles Fredenburg, son of Grover G.
Fredenburg, Beaver Falls.
Subsequently, Lieutenant Hunter was sent to Cross City, Fla., for further training, and later he was on duty at
Montgomery,Ala., and Acadia, Fla. Embarking from Brooklyn, he was sent overseas last February and had since
been on duty in North Africa.
A native of Plessis, Lieutenant Hunter was graduated from theAlexandria Bay High School in June, 1937. In the fall
of 1939, he entered Ithaca college and he was a student there when he enlisted in the army air corps.
While in high school, he was active in athletics and was a memberof the school’s football team.
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July 22, 1943 Reprinted in the 7/22/1983 Thousand Island Sun Newspaper
Second Lieutenant Richard E. Hunter, 23, has been reported missingin action in the North African war zone
according to word received from the war department by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Hunter of Plessis on last
4/2/25, 8:36 PM Richard Earl Hunter
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ghunter/RichardEarlHunter.html 3/3
Thursday evening.
Lt. Hunter, a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps had been on duty in Africa since February. He received his wings at
Napier Field, Alabama December 13, 1942 and later served in Florida. He was a student at Ithaca College when he
enlisted in the air corps.
IDF Name Name Inducted From Rank Combat Organization Death Date Monument Status U.S. Awards Foreign
Awards
Hunter Hunter, Richard E New York Second Lieutenant 346th Fighter Squadron 350th Fighter Group Jun 13 1943
North Africa Missing Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
Death: June 13, 1943 => Lost in WWII
Sex: Male
Father: Earl Alvaro Hunter b. August 18, 1893 in Plessis,
New York
Mother: Lora Verde Wilson b. April 7, 1893 in Theresa, New
York
Education: Alexandria Bay High School, Ithaca College
Spouses & Children
None.
Notes
Individual:
R. HUNTER TAKES PART IN DEMONSTRATION March 1940
Takes part in Demonstration at Ithaca College.
Ithaca, N.Y. —Richard Hunter of Plessis participated in demonstrations at the second annual conference for Ithaca
College physical education school graduates held at the college three days last week end. More than 80 high school
physical education instructors and coaches attended.
Students gave demonstrations of Swedish and Danish gymnastics, social dancing, rhythm dancing, tumbling and
apparatus work.
Mr. Hunter, the son of Mr.and Mrs. Earl A. Hunter of Plessis, is a freshman in the physical education department of
Ithaca College.
PRICE DROP
✕
4/2/25, 8:36 PM Richard Earl Hunter
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ghunter/RichardEarlHunter.html 2/3
*******************************************************************
Paul remembers that his brother, Richard, was overweight and dressed sloppily until his late teens. His shoes were
always run over .
*******************************************************************
OBITUARY:
Richard E. Hunter
Watertown Daily Times – July 16 – 1943
PLESSIS AVIATOR MISSING IN ACTION
Flying pursuit airplane in North African war zone at time
SECOND LIEUT. R. E. HUNTER UNREPORTED SINCE JUNE 13
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hunter 23 years old–wrote parents on June 10 —on patrol duty.
Alexandrai Bay, July 16.–Second Lieut. Richard E. Hunter, 23, of Plessis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Hunter of
Plessis, has been missing in action in the North African war zone since June13, according to a telegram his parents
received last night from the war department in Washington, D.C.
The young army officer, a pilot in the United States Army Air Corps, had been in the Army for a year and a half.
Contents of the telegram, signed by the adjutant general, follow: “Regret to inform you that reports received state that
your son, Second Lieutenant Richard E. Hunter, has been missing in actionin the North African area since June 13.
Further information on his status will be forwarded to you when received.”
Lieutenant Hunter’s parents had received from him three letters he had written on June 10, only three days before he
was listed missing in action. The letters indicated that he was being sent into combat duty. The pilot had been flying
P-39 pursuit planes.
Prior to June 10, the date he wrote the last letters his parents received from him, Lieutenant Hunter had been on
patrol duty in North Africa.
A brother, Second Lieut. Alvaro J. Hunter, stationed in Panama, is also a pilot in the U.S. Army Corps.
The missing officer was accepted for aviation cadet training in the army Jan. 18, 1942. He completed a course of
training at the primary school at Arcadia, Fla., and the basic school at Greenville, Miss.
Upon the completion of his training, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and received the silver wings of a
pilot at Napier Field, Dotham. Ala., Dec. 13, 1942. In the same class was Jack Charles Fredenburg, son of Grover G.
Fredenburg, Beaver Falls.
Subsequently, Lieutenant Hunter was sent to Cross City, Fla., for further training, and later he was on duty at
Montgomery,Ala., and Acadia, Fla. Embarking from Brooklyn, he was sent overseas last February and had since
been on duty in North Africa.
A native of Plessis, Lieutenant Hunter was graduated from theAlexandria Bay High School in June, 1937. In the fall
of 1939, he entered Ithaca college and he was a student there when he enlisted in the army air corps.
While in high school, he was active in athletics and was a memberof the school’s football team.
==========================================================================
July 22, 1943 Reprinted in the 7/22/1983 Thousand Island Sun Newspaper
Second Lieutenant Richard E. Hunter, 23, has been reported missingin action in the North African war zone
according to word received from the war department by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Hunter of Plessis on last
4/2/25, 8:36 PM Richard Earl Hunter
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ghunter/RichardEarlHunter.html 3/3
Thursday evening.
Lt. Hunter, a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps had been on duty in Africa since February. He received his wings at
Napier Field, Alabama December 13, 1942 and later served in Florida. He was a student at Ithaca College when he
enlisted in the air corps.
IDF Name Name Inducted From Rank Combat Organization Death Date Monument Status U.S. Awards Foreign
Awards
Hunter Hunter, Richard E New York Second Lieutenant 346th Fighter Squadron 350th Fighter Group Jun 13 1943
North Africa Missing Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
