Richard Frank Fixa

Military
media-37277.jpeg UPL 37277 Richard "Dick" Fixa Age 19 ,togglier and waist gunner- 37 combat missions : June 1944 to January 1945. Age 19 Richard Fixa combat Diary 1944-45

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Object Number - UPL 37277 - Richard "Dick" Fixa Age 19 ,togglier and waist gunner- 37 combat missions : June 1944 to January 1945. Age 19

Dick Flew 37 missions; A proud member of the 351st/510th Heavy bomber Group,Polebrook, England.Missions to Berlin and the breakout for operation Cobra, the breakout of Normandy ( D Day) invasion . He also bombed during the battle of the bulge. Credited with shooting down one ME 109. Dick had completed his missions before is 20th birthday and was thought to be the youngest bombardier ( B-17 Heavy) to come home from 37 missions. He came home to Los Angeles and continued his education at the University of Southern California.



Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Omaha, Nebraska 30 April 1925 BornOmaha, Nebraska

Enlisted

14 August 1943

Other

Discharged

20 September 1945

Died

Brea, California 29 June 2010 DiedBrea, California

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, California 2 July 2010 InterredRiverside National CemeteryRiverside, California

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NARA file verified Air Medal w/5 oak leaf clusters. Without personnel records it it unknown how many campaigns he participated in regarding the EAME Campaign Medal but it was at least one.

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Associated aircraft added to Media record by relatives

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Dick Flew 37 missions; A proud member of the 351st/510th Heavy bomber Group,Polebrook, England.Missions to Berlin and the breakout for operation Cobra, the breakout of Normandy ( D Day) invasion . He also bombed during the battle of the bulge. Credited with shooting down one ME 109. Dick had completed his missions before is 20th birthday and was thought to be the youngest bombardier ( B-17 Heavy) to come home from 37 missions. He came home to Los Angeles and continued his education at the University of Southern California

Air Medal; Bronze star with clusters

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son

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