Serviceman
Richard K Eichenberg
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- Army serial number
- 35057342
- Rank
- SSGT (16 September 1944), S/Sgt (13 October 1944), SSGT (29 November 1944)
- Hometown
- CLEVELAND OH; Cleveland, OH
- Also written
- Richard Eichenberg
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 60, 120
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Arthur E. Dunn, Jr. Crew · 840th
- Robert J. Kavanagh Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 138, 18 December 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the Robert J. Kavanagh crew, which flew it per its history (p. 120); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 142, 26 December 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the Robert J. Kavanagh crew, which flew it per its history (p. 120); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 143, 27 December 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Robert J. Kavanagh crew, which flew it per its history (p. 120); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 148, 15 January 1945 · Vienna · Listed with the Robert J. Kavanagh crew, which flew it per its history (p. 120); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 151, 21 January 1945 · Vienna · Listed with the Robert J. Kavanagh crew, which flew it per its history (p. 120); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 165, 21 February 1945 · Vienna · Listed with the Arthur E. Dunn, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 60); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1944 | Air Medal | 3430 | SSGT |
| 29 November 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 4765 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 13 October 1944, last 20 October 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-10-13 840th: Above 4 0's & 6 EM fr dy to Isle of Capri Rest Camp, per Par 1, so 215, Hq 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 13 Oct Wise
- 1944-10-20 840th: 3/Sgt
National Archives pages: roll 572487240 p. 2531, roll 572487240 p. 2546
Death notice
Listed in the Association's TAPS column, newsletter 201706, page 2: 5-12-16, reported by Guy Venier.
Photographs naming him
- Newsletter 201706, page 2 photograph (2 scans) · view at 15thaf.org
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Statements, mentions and histories
me Squad Date Reported By BOWLES, FLOYD S 815 1-16-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) BURNEY, RUSSELL W 840 1-31-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) EICHENBERG, RICHARD K 840 5-12-16 GUY VENIER (OBIT) GARBERA, THEODORE 816 3-2-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) JOHN, GEORGE J 815 1-25-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) LISSAU, JOHN R 817 2-27-17 GUY VENI
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