Richard D. Creighton

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|birth_date= {{birth date|1924|01|25}}

|birth_place= Los Angeles, California

|death_date= 1988

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|allegiance= United States

|branch= United States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force

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|rank= Colonel

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|battles= World War II
Korean War

|awards= Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross (4)

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Richard D. Creighton (January 25, 1924 – 1988) was a United States Air Force flying ace during the Korean War, shooting down five enemy aircraft in the war.{{harvnb|Varhola|2000|p=42}}{{harvnb|Gurney|1958|p=248}}

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  • {{citation|last=Gurney |first=Gene |title=Five Down and Glory: A History of the American Air Ace |location=New York |publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons |year=1958 |isbn=0-405-03764-3 |id=(1972 Arno Press edition)}}
  • {{citation|first=Michael J. |last=Varhola |authorlink=Michael J. Varhola |title=Fire and Ice: The Korean War, 1950–1953 |publisher=Da Capo Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-1-882810-44-4|location=Mason City, IA}}

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Category:1924 births

Category:1988 deaths

Category:American Korean War flying aces

Category:Military personnel from Los Angeles

Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)

Category:Recipients of the Silver Star

Category:United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II

Category:United States Air Force officers

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