Robert Rickel

Military

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





AWards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Arvid Oliver Dahl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735753
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Major Walter Fulkerson, also known as "Duffy", watches ground crewman Sergeant Anton Kofman paint the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31040) nicknamed "Duffy's Tavern" that has been named after Fulkerson. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Jan 1944.' [stamp] and '300535.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'CHRISTENING OF "DUFFY'S TAVERN". "Duffy" is the nickname of one of the most widely known and beloved air officers in the ETO. He

42-31040

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duffy's Tavern
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Toledo, Ohio 13 July 1923 Son of Ruth Rickel.

Enlisted

Newark, NJ 20 October 1942 Newark, New Jersey

Other

Discharged USAAF

9 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/704094525-rickel-robert

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self