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Richard L Kifer

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The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 43-34200) nicknamed "Sure Go for No Dough" of the 394th Bomb Group, at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '468083, Mount Farm, 1945.'

394th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

Two B-26 Marauders (5W-P, serial number 42-96210 in front) of the 587th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group fly in formation. Handwritten caption on reverse: '394BG, 587BS.'

587th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born		10 April 1921
Enlisted	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	6 January 1943
Died	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	16 April 1951
Buried	Calvary Cemetery Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

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