Richard R Sternberg

Military

Completed 30 bombing missions. The Unit Citation was awarded to our bomb group after the Misburg mission where we lost 16 of 28 bombers to German fighters.



AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ EAME Medal w/ 3 Bronze Battle Stars/ Distinguished Unit Citation/ Good Conduct Medal

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

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Born

Wausau, Wisconsin 9 January 1925

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self