• Aug. 21, 1915 – July 8, 1944
• From Somerset, Kentucky
• Attended Knoxville High School
• Engineering – 1933-1937
• 1st Lt – Army Air Corps
  • Trained at Ellington Field, Texas
• Co-pilot B-26
• 451st Bomb Sq, 9th Air Force. KIA. The plane was shot down over France during a nighttime bombing run to Ribeaucourt/Bernaville, France
  • Supposed V1 Rocket depot site
• Lynnhurst Cemetery in Knoxville, TN

Richard Harrell Colvin (Aug. 21, 1915 – July 8, 1944) was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and spent much of his childhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he was a graduate of Knoxville High School. He attended the University of Tennessee for Engineering from 1933 to 1937. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant. He was trained on B-26 bombers in the role of co-pilot at Ellington Field in Texas before being sent to the European Theater in 1944. 1st Lt. Colvin flew with the 451st Bomb Squadron of the 9th Air Force and was known to conduct special nighttime operations on the continent. 1st Lt. Richard H. Colvin was killed in action on July 8, 1944, during a nighttime bombing run on a V-1 Rocket depot site near Ribeaucourt/Bernaville, France. His B-26 never returned to base, and it was later reported to have been shot down by enemy aircraft near Avesnes, France. He is buried at Lynnhurst Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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