Richard McChesney Kenny
Military
Object Number - UPL 45922 - Richard McChesney Kenny, 25BG
Flew 25 missions in B-17's, and also 25 missions in Mosquito's with the 25th BG including air-to-air combat with two attacking Me262 aircraft on 13 January 1945. Postwar, he commanded an Operation Ranchhand C-123 Provider squadron in South Vietnam spreading the herbicide, Agent Orange. He died in 1997 from a cancer associated with AO.
Awards: DFC, BSM, AM (15OLC), Good Conduct, WWII Victory, EAME (6 battle stars), National Defense, AF Commendation, Korean and UN medal, Pres Unit Citation, AF Outstanding Unit award.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17079496 / O-685653
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Monmouth Junction, NJ | 25 April 1920 | Son of Richard Edward and Elizabeth Kenny. |
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Enlisted |
Trenton, NJ | 5 February 1942 | Trenton, New Jersey |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 August 1950 | Honourable discharged. | |
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Enlisted |
14 February 1951 | Enlisted USAF | |
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Other Discharged USAF |
31 August 1970 | Honourable discharged. | |
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Died |
Clarksville, VA | 1 March 1997 | |
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Buried |
Bermuda Memorial Park, Enon, Chesterfield County, VA | 4 March 1997 | Bermuda Memorial Park Enon, Chesterfield County, Virginia |
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Based |
Rattlesden | Assigned to 711th BS, 447th BG, 8th AF USAAF. | |
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Based |
Watton | Assigned to 25th BG, 8th AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/14776260-richard-m-kenny
https://www.fold3.com/record/83524079-richard-m-kenny
https://www.fold3.com/record/527898674-richard-kenny-1920
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82980800/richard-m_-kenny
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83045800/richard-mcchesney-kenny
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Schiffer Publications Ltd. 2011.
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII", Schiffer Publisher Ltd. 2011.
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII", Schiffer Publisher Ltd. 2011.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945/ son
