Richard C Kriedeman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Richard C Kriedeman
Supplied to the museum by Fred Streif.
Killed in Action (KIA) on 26 August 1944 when flying as a waist gunner in B-17 'Mairzy Doats' #42-107146. The aircraft was damaged by flak and ditched the North Sea.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mairzy Doats
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 26 August 1944 | |
Born |
Tampa, Florida, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Capitalized "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8465 / MACR 8465; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 319 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database