Richard A Peterson

Military

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7766, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Heavy Date
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Maywood, Illinois

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Belgium 30 December 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1974 / MACR 1974 & Page 378 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45), 389th BG Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database