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Riebau's Crew. Standing (L to R): Pat Fenlon (CP), Robert Roe (N), Leopold Mellerowicz (B). Front (L to R): Richard Sparkman (FE), Robin Knight (RO), Richard Holder (WG), Jacobs (WG), L. Motika (BG), Norman Schroeder (TG). Not pictured: Dick Riebau
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or...
Squadron
*Taken from the official web page of the '486th Bomb Group Association' (https://486th.org/BS835/index.htm)*
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Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
35 missions from 6 November 1944 to 8 April 1945.
Air Medal w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Member of Riebau crew
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer and Top Turret Gunner
1922-2015
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 8/6/44; Kearney 20/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 833BS/486BG [4N-H] Sudbury 2/7/44; transferred 832BS [3R-V], then 835BS [H8-F]; 99m Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 9/7/45; Reconstruction...
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| 22 November 2017 06:32:52 | esparkman | Changes to person associations |
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People provided by records and photos belonging to Richard C Sparkman. |
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| 14 December 2015 01:05:18 | esparkman | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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