POW Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/pow Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Fri, 08 May 2026 15:44:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png POW Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/pow 32 32 The 2025 Honorees Announced https://riahof.org/news/2025-honorees Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:32:07 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2279 The twenty-third annual RI Aviation Hall of Fame Class of Honorees will be recognized at our annual dinner on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at The Scottish Rite Center, 2115 Broad St, Cranston, RI. 2025 Guest of Honor ***Unable to attend due to the birth of his great-grandchild! ****Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse, […]

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]]> Raymond W. Barnes https://riahof.org/recognition-awarded/inductees/ssgt-raymond-barnes Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:15:00 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=2292 Raymond W. Barnes (1915-1992) was a radioman/gunner whose B-17 was shot down over Germany in November, 1943. Seven crew members perished and three survived as POWs, including Barnes, who lost an eye during the fight. He was liberated in June 1945. His son Ron Barnes is going to Germany in 2026 to dedicate a memorial […]

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]]> Ogden R. Lindsley Jr. https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/administrators-educators/ogden-r-lindsley-jr Sat, 22 Nov 2014 21:56:41 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1056 Providence native Ogden R. Lindsley Jr. (1922-2004) moved to North Kingstown at the age of 14 and graduated from North Kingstown High School in 1939. He entered Brown University in 1940, majoring in Engineering. In January 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He trained as a flight engineer and as a door […]

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]]> Roland E. Stumpff https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-air-force/roland-e-stumpff Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:26:49 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=812 Riverside resident Roland E. Stumpff flew for more than 68 years. He was a WWII B-24 bomber pilot who participated in the dangerous raids on the Ploesti oil fields. On his 13th Ploesti mission his aircraft was hit by flak over the target and lost two engines. With a wounded copilot he nursed his B-24 […]

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]]> Theose Tillinghast https://riahof.org/year-of-induction/2019/theose-tillinghast Sat, 23 Nov 2019 17:30:25 +0000 https://riahof.org/?p=1674 WWI pursuit pilot and escaped POW Theose Tillinghast was one of the few Allied flying officers to escape from enemy hands during World War I. A Providence native, he attended Providence Technical High School before graduating from RI State College with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Tillinghast joined Pratt and Whitney Aircraft when he resigned from […]

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