John Francisco Richards II
- John Francisco Richards II
John Francisco Richards II (born July 31, 1896, Kansas City, MO; died September 26, 1918, near Varennes, France) 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 father John Francisco Richards operated the Richards & Conover Hardware Company in Kansas City. [http://www.kchistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/Local&CISOPTR=14383&CISOBOX=1&REC=9]
He graduated with BA from Yale University in 1917. His letters were published after the war. [War diary and letters of John Francisco Richards II, 1917-1918 - Lechtman printing Co (1925)]
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* [http://kcpl.org/localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=105476 Kansas City Public Library history]
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