Richard C Kienitz

Capt. Bombardier; 310th Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Squadron; GROUP Navigator.

Captain Richard C Kienitz. Captain Kienitz flew 73 missions as a navigator on B-25 bombers with the US Army Air Corps 310th Bomb Group, earning the Air Medal with 9 clusters, the European Theater medal with 8 battle stars and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in Africa, Corsica and Italy.

(From his prous daughter Anne Kienitz)

RECORDS:

According to his records – he was stationed at: 

Medinna, French Morocco 11/42 to 12/42

Telergma, Algeria 12/42 to 1/43

Philippeville, Algeria  11/43 to 12/43

Corsica 12/43 to 4/45

Fano, Italy  4/45 to 8/45

Plomigliano, Italy 8/45

***  His notes referencethe following campaigns:

Tunisia,  Sicily,  Naples – Foggia, Rome– Arno, So of France,  Northern Appennines, Central Europe,

Po Valley.

His diaries mention being there when James Doolittle came and flew with his group on 2/10/43 to see if the 310th was really as good as adverstised.

He also referenced friends named “Tex”,“Lou”, “Gus”, “Hellin” and“Pryor”.

TEX:

LOU;

GUS; Adam "Gus' Schwindle

HELLIN;  Leonard C "Nat" Heller

PRYOR;  Gordon M Prior

Barbi Ennis Connolly, PRINCESSBARBI_B25@msn.com   Corrections, suggestions, stories???