Richard H. Carmichael
Richard Henry Carmichael | |
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Major General Richard Henry Carmichael | |
| Born | 13 April 1913 Hillsboro, Texas |
| Died | 14 April 1983 (aged 70) Bethesda, Maryland |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Corps United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1936–1961 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Service number | 0-20203 |
| Commands | 9th Bomb Squadron 88th Reconnaissance Squadron 19th Bombardment Group 462nd Bombardment Group 11th Bombardment Group 98th Bombardment Group 14th Air Division Far East Air Forces Bomber Command 21st Air Division Air Command and Staff College |
| Battles / wars | World War II: Korean War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross (2) Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit (5) Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Air Medal (4) Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) |
Richard Henry Carmichael (11 April 1913 – 14 April 1983) was a general officer in the United States Air Force and a highly decorated bomber pilot. He twice received the Distinguished Service Cross. Carmichael piloted the first B-29 Superfortress to be shot down over Japan in World War II, while leading the 462d Bombardment Group in the bombing of Yawata on 20 August 1944, the first daylight air raid on Japan since the Doolittle Raid in 1942. He remained a prisoner of war until he was liberated on 29 August 1945. During the Korean War, he flew another 39 combat missions as commander of the 98th Bombardment Group. He was commandant of the Air Command and Staff College, before he retired from the Air Force on 19 January 1961.