Richard E Adkins
Military28 missions: 1943 - Sept 9 St. Omer; Oct 9 Danzig; 18 Diversion; Nov 3 Wilhelmshaven; 5 Munster; Dec 24 Hesdin; 31 Cognac; 1944 - Jan 29 Frankfurt; 30 Brunswick; Feb 13 Siracourt; 20 Gotha; 22 Gotha; 28 Buchy; Mar 5 Bergerac; 6 Berlin; 8 Berlin; 11 Wizernes; 13 Siracourt; 16 Frederickshaven; 18 Frederickshaven; 22 Berlin; 23 Handorf; 29 Pas de Calais; Apr 1 Ludwigshaven; 8 Brunswick; 9 Tutow; 10 Bourges; 11 Burnburg. Completed the war flying a P-51 Mustang and discharged in 1946
DFC/ Air Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Unit Presidential Citation
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bakersfield, California | 4 February 1922 | |
Died |
8 January 2004 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self