Richard S Kuehner

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Strafing railway lines, hit a pole and ripped wing of A/C

Killed in Action on 10 June 1944 in AC 42-26317. MACR 5616



Awards: AM (OLC), PH

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft (serial number 42-27606), converted to a two-seater aircraft. The black and white “checkerboard” cowling identifies the aircraft as being in the 78th Fighter Group, and the red tailfin marking denotes it as part of the 82nd Squadron. Handwritten on slide casing:"2-seat P-47 78FG Mount Farm R. Astrella"
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Margaret's Mace
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 10 June 1944 Strafing railway lines, hit a pole and ripped wing of A/C Killed in Action on 10 June 1944 in AC 42-26317. MACR 5616

Born

Connecticut

Buried

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot B Row 18 Grave 6

Based

10 June 1944 Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

ABMC, MACR 5616 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5616 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database