Richard D Gudmundsen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Standing L-R: Lt. Leonard T. Ryerson, Lt. George H. Middleton, R. Beatty, E. Miller, D. Gudmundsen, D. Lambert, Dominic S. Gentile, J. Emerson (Intelligence Officer), F. Chapman (Medical Officer), J. Stavely-Dick (Adjutant), Grant E. Eichar and Carl H. Miley.
Sitting L-R: G. Harp, William Arends, G. Omens, E. Taylor, Coburn C. King, T. Thomas (Commanding Officer), Donald J. M.Blakeslee, George B. Sperry, E. Doorley, K. Kimbro and W. Baker.
Changed spelling from 'Eicher' to 'Eichar'. See:
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Object Number - UPL 14216 - Pilots and Officers of No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron at Biggin Hill, June 1942. Standing L-R: Lt. Leonard T. Ryerson, Lt. George H. Middleton, R....
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, along with the rest of Sqn flew 4 x missions over Dieppe 19-Aug-42. Shot down on escort mission over France. 6-Sep-42. Killed in action (KIA).
Had completed the process to allow transfer to USAAF from RAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 August 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Memorial
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Operation Jubilee |
Dieppe, France | 19 August 1942 | Along with the rest of Sqn flew 4 missions over Dieppe. |
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Other Killed in Action |
Calais, France | 6 September 1942 | Shot down on escort mission over France. 6-Sep-42. Killed in action. |
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Born |
Idaho, USA | Son of Irel Joseph and Elsie Jane [Taylor] Gudmundsen, of Burley, Idaho, USA. Husband of Mary Elizabeth [Bideganeta] Gudmundsen. | |
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Buried |
Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard Poix-de-Picardie, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France | Re-Interred Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard Poix-de-Picardie, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France | |
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
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Other Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 6 September 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Combat Chronology ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
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