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Rickner, Roy Robert |
| Birth |
2 Mar 1919 |
Drumright, Creek County, Oklahoma  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
RICK.R003 |
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56360547 |
| Military Service |
World War II, First Lieutenant, 566th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, United States Army Air Forces [1] |
- Constituted as the 566th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 December 1942
Activated on 24 December 1942
Redesignated 566th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 4 January 1944
Inactivated on 13 September 1945
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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Roy Robert Rickner (1919-1945)
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United States Army Air Forces
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Roy Robert Rickner (1919-1945)
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United States Army Air Forces
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First Lieutenant, United States Army and United States Air Force
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First Lieutenant
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United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Air Medal, United States
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Air Medal, United States
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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European Theater of World War II
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566th Strategic Missile Squadron, United States Air Force
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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Military Service Ribbons, Rickner, Roy Robert.jpg
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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| Death |
23 Mar 1945 |
Germany [1] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
| Burial |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium |
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Headstone, Rickner, Roy R.
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| Person ID |
I46657 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
11 Jun 2023 |
1919 - 1945 (26 years)
