Richard P Keirn
MilitaryShot down 11 September 1944 in AC #4338043. Prisoner of War (POW). Keirn was a POW in two wars -- 19 months in WWII and seven years in Vietnam.
On July 24, 1965, Major Keirn was forced to eject from his stricken F-4C Phantom II and was captured the next day and taken as a Prisoner of War by the North Vietnamese. After spending 2,760 days in captivity, Col Keirn was released during Operation Homecoming on February 12, 1973.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
25 May 2000 | ||
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Born |
Akron, Ohio |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8814, Combat Chronology