Richard Floyd Kuna
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brandenburg in B-17 42-97797 'Full House'16-Aug-44. Flak hit caused mid-air collision, crashed Rehmsdorf, NE of Zeitz, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8175
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-442510
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Full House
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Michigan | 13 July 1922 | Son of Ernest J and Celia Kuna. |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 18 December 1942 | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Died |
Rehmsdorf, Germany | 16 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brandenburg in B-17 42-97797 'Full House'16-Aug-44. Flak hit caused mid-air collision, crashed Rehmsdorf, NE of Zeitz, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8175 |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Horham | 16 August 1944 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee County, IA | Re-Interred Keokuk National Cemetery Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa | |
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Other Draft registration |
Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI | Employed at Ford , Willow Run Bomber Plant, Ypsilanti, Michigan |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8175 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database