Richard H Werner
Military
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Object Number - UPL 33516 - Corporal Richard H. Werner, 384th Bomb Group
A farmer before being drafted in December 1943 he trained as a gunner, crewed up and on Thanksgiving Day 1944 crossed the Atlantic to join the Group at Grafton Underwood. He was to fly on 35 missions - 12 in 16 days - several in support of the troops in the Battle of the Bulge. Returning to the States in April 1945 he helped fight fires in Idaho forests until being discharged that October and going back to the farm.
Air Medal 5 clusters
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14 3AA, UK | 5 December 1944 | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 384th bombardment Group (Heavy) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #239 dated 5 December 1944. Charles P. Tatulis Crew. 35 combat missions |
| Van Horne, IA 52346, USA |
Revisions
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
