Richard Henry Commers
Military
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"Capt. Briggs and crew of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 390th Bomb Group pose by their plane at their base in England on 13 April 1945."
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Leroy C Johnston, S/Sgt Richard Henry Commers, Unkn, T/Sgt Wilbur A Severn.
Front L-R: Capt William Lowell Nordling, Capt Jonathan D Briggs, Lt Elmer J Martin .
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Leroy C Johnston, S/Sgt Richard Henry Commers, Unkn, T/Sgt Wilbur A Severn.
Front L-R: Capt William Lowell Nordling, Capt Jonathan D Briggs, Lt Elmer J Martin .
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 6. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14064523 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wood County,OH | 13 January 1916 | Son of Charles William and Zaidee Florence [Mellinger] Commers. |
Enlisted |
Toledo, OH | 27 March 1941 | Toledo, Ohio |
Other Discharged USAAF |
11 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Wellman, IA | 1 January 1975 | |
Buried |
Beaver Creek Cemetery, Grand Rapids, OH | 4 January 1975 | Beaver Creek Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Ohio |
Based |
Framlingham | Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Commers%2C+Richard+H