Fred E Riegner Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 584BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. 14 x combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to marshalling yards Prum, Germany. Hit in the port engine, failed to feather and windmilled till it came away from the nacelle, causing the A/C to go into an uncontrollable spin. Unable to bale out, Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 11402.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Heavens Above
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 584th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
11 December 1942 | ||
Died |
23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to marshalling yards Prüm, Germany. Hit in the port engine, failed to feather and windmilled till it came away from the nacelle, causing the A/C to go into an uncontrollable spin. Unable to bale out, KIA. MACR 11402. | |
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Based |
23 December 1944 | Assigned to 584BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold France | ||
Born |