Richard Edward Bynum Jr
Military
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UPL 47646
B-17 42-30625 'Joho's Jokers' 563BS, 388BG, 8AF.
Standing L-R: Eugene J. Benson, William J Lazar, Edward H. Leonard, John P Hurdle, Albert B. Millin, Walter Travis, Wayne A. Barnett, Albert H. Bibbens.
KneelingL-R: Richard E. Bynum, James E Zengerle.
Standing L-R: Eugene J. Benson, William J Lazar, Edward H. Leonard, John P Hurdle, Albert B. Millin, Walter Travis, Wayne A. Barnett, Albert H. Bibbens.
KneelingL-R: Richard E. Bynum, James E Zengerle.
Assigned to 561BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), BS, Croix de Guerre, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Arabi, Louisiana | 13 August 1917 | Son of Richard Edward Sr and Anita Bynum. |
Enlisted |
12 August 1940 | ||
Died |
Alaska | 24 September 1959 | |
Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Santa Barbara, CA | 27 September 1959 | Calvary Cemetery Santa Barbara, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html