B-26 Marauder Archives, Richard J. Atkinson Collection 1988-2003

Richard J. Atkinson

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Richard J. Atkinson was born on December 13, 1923. He was a Radio Operator and Gunner during World War II in the 397th Bomb Group of the 9th Air Force. After the war he worked for Best Lock Corporation and retired in 1989. He died on August 9, 2009. From the guide to the B-26 Marauder Archives, Richard J. Atkinson Collection, 1988-2003, (Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron) ...

B-26 Marauder Historical Society

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Ninth Air Force Association

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The Ninth Air Force was unofficially created during World War II on June 28, 1942 when Major General Lewis H. Brereton was placed in command of the U.S. Army - Middle East Air Force (USAMEAF). Its first missions were to provide air support in the defense and recapture of North Africa from Field Marshall Rommel's previous successes. The USAMEAF was re-designated the Ninth Air Force on November 12, 1942 with Brereton still in command. It developed three tactical goals for the remainder of the war:...

Atkinson, Richard J., 1923-2009

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