Richard L Kruse
MilitaryAssocaited Freeman Collection image from caption information Richard L. Kruse.
15-Sep-42 Assigned as Co-Pilot to B-17F #41-24539 [VK-K] "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358BS at Kellogg Field, Battle Creek, Michigan. 10-Oct-42 moved with aircraft and crew to Dow Field, Bangor, Maine in preparation for deployment ovreseas. 16-Oct-42 Arrived at Molesworth, UK aboard "Jersey Bounce".
26-Jul-43 Completed 25-Mission tour.
Mission Participations (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events.
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Units served with
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 2 February 1943
- Date: 27 January 1943
- Date: 3 January 1943
- Date: 12 December 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 6 December 1942
- Official Description:
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned to Aircraft |
Battle Creek, MI, USA | 15 September 1942 | Assigned as Co- Pilot to B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358BS at Kellogg Field, Battle Creek, Michigan. |
Other Station Transfer |
Bangor, ME, USA | 10 October 1942 | Transferred with B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B to Dow Field, Bangor, Maine in preparation for deployment to the UK. |
Other Arrived in UK |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 16 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Co-Pilot aboard B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B |
Other Mission #1, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24539, 303BG/358BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 17 November 1942 | Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #2, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24539, 303BG/358BS |
Lorient, France | 22 November 1942 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #3, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24539, 303BG/358BS |
Lille, France | 6 December 1942 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #4, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24539, 303BG/358BS |
Rouen, France | 12 December 1942 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the railroad marsahlling yeards at Roeun, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #5, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24606, 303BG/358BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 3 January 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24606 "Werewolf", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #6, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24539, 303BG/358BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 27 January 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #7, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24558, 303BG/358BS - Aborted |
Hamm, Germany | 2 February 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #8, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24558, 303BG/358BS - Aborted |
Osnabrück, Germany | 4 February 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the industrial areas of Osnabruck, Germany, but mechanical failures forced him to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #9, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24539, 303BG/358BS |
Brest, France | 27 February 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Brest, France. RTB OK |
Other Mission #10, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24539, 303BG/358BS |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4 March 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rotterdam, Holland. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #11, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24539, 303BG/358BS |
Lorient, France | 6 March 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #12, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24539, 303BG/358BS |
Rennes, France | 8 March 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24539 "Jersey Bounce", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rennes, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #13, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 41-24558, 303BG/358BS - Aborted |
Rouen, France | 12 March 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #14, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 42-5432, 303BG/358BS |
Amiens, France | 13 March 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 42-5432 "The Hunting Club", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Amiens, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #15, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 42-29573, 303BG/358BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 22 March 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 42-29573 "Two Beauts", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the U-Boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #16, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 42-29573, 303BG/358BS |
Rouen, France | 28 March 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 42-29573 "Two Beauts", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #16, 2LT Richard L. Kruse, w/B-17F 42-29664, 303BG/358BS |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | 31 March 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 42-29664 "Jersey Bounce, Jr.", 303BG/358B on a mission to bomb the shipyards at Rotterdam, Holland. RTB OK. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #17 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 31-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/027.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #16 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 28-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/026.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #15 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/025.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #14 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/023.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #13 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/022.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #12 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 8-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/021.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #11 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/020.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #10 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 4-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/019.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 27-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/018.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 4-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/014.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 2-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/013.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 27-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/012.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 3-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 17-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/001.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Robert J. Nolan crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-358-nolan.html
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Station Transfer event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Robert J. Nolan crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-358-nolan.html
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Assigned to Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Robert J. Nolan crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-358-nolan.html
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added initial assignment, arrival in UK, 25-Mission completion statement nad Missions pariticpation statement to Summary Biography; Made connections to Place and Missions from 17-No-42 through 31-Mar-43 per 303BG website, Gary Moncur., Historian, Robert J.Nolan crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-358-nolan.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.303rdbg.com/358kruse.html