Charles Rieker
Military
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UPL 15028
Crew #586
Lovell E. Baker Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Crew Roster (position in photo is not known)
Lovell Eugene Baker, Jr. - Pilot
Hollis A. Neal - Co-Pilot
Elmer L. Homburg - Navigator
John Blount - Bombardier
Ambrose Lucidi - Gunner
Charles Rieker - Gunner
Edward Tokarsky - Flight Engineer
John Norris - Gunner
This crew completed 20 combat missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
Lovell E. Baker Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Crew Roster (position in photo is not known)
Lovell Eugene Baker, Jr. - Pilot
Hollis A. Neal - Co-Pilot
Elmer L. Homburg - Navigator
John Blount - Bombardier
Ambrose Lucidi - Gunner
Charles Rieker - Gunner
Edward Tokarsky - Flight Engineer
John Norris - Gunner
This crew completed 20 combat missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2059930
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lansdale, PA, USA | 20 July 1925 | |
Enlisted |
Allentown, PA, USA | 16 October 1943 | |
Died |
Lansdale, PA, USA | 11 November 2014 | CHARLES RIEKER Charles Rieker, 89, of Lansdale and formerly of Souderton, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Dock Woods Community. He was the beloved husband of the late Pauline (Munzinger) Rieker, who passed away September 4, 2013. Born July 20, 1925 in Lansdale, he was a son of the late George and Mary (Rhoads) Rieker. Mr. Rieker was a WWII Veteran of the US Army Air Corps. He was employed by the Souderton Post Office as a Letter Carrier for over 25 years prior to retirement. Charles was a longtime member of Grace United Methodist Church, Telford. Survivors include sons, Kenneth C. Rieker (Patricia) of Lansdale, and James R. Rieker (Janice L.) of Sellersville; sister, Dorothy Alderfer; and four grandchildren, Jonathan Rieker, Tyler Brown, Jenna Brown, and Matthew Dekker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Melvin Fretz. Burial will be private in Greenlawn Cemetery, North Wales. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made in Mr. Rieker's memory to Living Branches - Dock Woods Sharing Fund, 275 Dock Drive, Lansdale, PA 19446. Arrangements are by the Huff & Lakjer Funeral Home, Lansdale. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thereporteronline/obituary.aspx?pid=173153251#sthash.IJ6Qdo0b.dpuf |
Buried |
North Wales, PA 19454, USA | 14 November 2014 | Greenlawn Cemetery |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 350