Richard O Loehnert

Military
First Lieutenant Richard O. Loehnert and Crew Chief Technical Sergeant Thomas W. Dickerson sitting on their P-38J Lightning named "California Cutie". Both American personnel were part of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. media-376989.jpg FRE 95 First Lieutenant Richard O. Loehnert and Crew Chief Technical Sergeant Thomas W. Dickerson sitting on their P-38J Lightning named "California Cutie". Both American personnel were part of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 95 - First Lieutenant Richard O. Loehnert and Crew Chief Technical Sergeant Thomas W. Dickerson sitting on their P-38J Lightning named "California Cutie"....

Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2 x Me109's.





Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Aircraft

First Lieutenant Richard O. Loehnert and Crew Chief Technical Sergeant Thomas W. Dickerson sitting on their P-38J Lightning named "California Cutie". Both American personnel were part of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group.
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: California Cutie
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Long Beach, California 24 November 1919

Enlisted

20 May 1943

Other

Discharged USAAF

7 June 1946 Honourable discharge.

Died

Scottsdale, AZ 10 November 1991

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

Promotion

Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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