Richard Donovan Duerr

Military
media-51092.jpeg UPL 51092 "Lt. Embrey and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October 1944.

Rear L-R: Henry Embrey, Bryant Sharp, Roy Malone, Robert Michell
Front L-R: Donald Zellar, William Gavin, Arthur Peters, Richard Duerr, Harry Millar.

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Object Number - UPL 51092 - "Lt. Embrey and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Embrey crew. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bonn in B-17 44-6502 10-Jan-45: shot down by flak, baled out POW MACR 11573





Awards: AM (OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Henry C Embrey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Cecil J Gates

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O768511
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-38289

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: La Rhonda. Sweet La Rhonda

44-6502

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

24 August 1921 Son of George A Duerr.

Enlisted

Fort Morgan, CO 2 November 1943 Fort Morgan, Colorado

Other

Baled out POW

10 January 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Bonn in B-17 44-6502 10-Jan-45: shot down by flak, baled out POW MACR 11573

Other

POW

10 January 1945 Hospitalised with fractured skull. Discharged into POW stream.

Died

17 June 1998

Buried

East Lawn Memorial Park Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA 21 June 1998 East Lawn Memorial Park Sacramento, Sacramento County, California

Based

10 January 1945 Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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