Richard Rodney Durst
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dixie
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Akron, OH, USA | 8 April 1924 | |
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Other Operation Home Run |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 1 June 1945 | Was a passenger on the B-24J #44-10499 flown by Stuart Peace |
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Died |
Anderson, SC, USA | 25 July 2008 | Born in Akron, Ohio on April 8, 1924, Mr. Durst was a son of the late Rodney Durst and Beatrice Shrewsbery Durst. He was a graduate of the University of Akron, and attended Kent State University. He was a United States Air Force World War ll veteran and a member of the V.F.W. Mr. Durst retired from General Tire Company as a Research Scientist. He attended Central Presbyterian Church in Anderson and Foothills Missionary Alliance in Walhalla. Survivors include his wife, Betty Rice Durst of the home; sons, Paul Durst of Stow, Ohio, Mark Durst of Orlando, Fla. and Edward Durst of Brimfield, Ohio; brothers, Jack R. Durst of Minneapolis, Minn. and William R. Durst of Uniontown, Ohio; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his first wife, Donna Knox Durst. |
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Buried |
North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA | 30 July 2008 | Southern Palms Memorial Gardens • North Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina, USA |
| Stow, OH, USA | 192 Williamson Road |
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