Richard V Gundry
MilitaryAssigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Keith Hamby crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Tutow mission in B-24 42-52240 9-Apr-44, A/C landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 3925.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts rising to rank of Lt Colonel.
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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: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803192
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wisconsin | 14 February 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 23 September 1940 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Other Interned (INT) |
9 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Tutow mission in B-24 42-52240 9-Apr-44; A/C landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 3925 | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
30 September 1964 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
17 July 1975 | ||
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Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, TX | 21 July 1975 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
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Based |
Old Buckenham | 9 April 1944 | Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 3925 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3925, The Liberator Men of Old Buc; In Search of Peace, pg 244