Richard F Kernsten

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #4230476 'Rovin' Ramona. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee" of the 390th Bomb Group, drop bombs during a mission. The aircraft (left to right): (serial number 42-30434) nicknamed "Betty Boop" (Photographer), (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee", (serial number 42-30320) nicknamed "Coy De Coy", (serial number 42-37723) nicknamed "Coy De Coy III", (serial numer 42-30476) nicknamed "Rovin' Ramona", (serial number 42-30713) nicknamed "Phyllis Marie", (serial number 42-30455) n

42-30476

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rovin Ramona
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

20 December 1943

Born

Beruya, Illinois, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 20 December 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1731 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database