Richard Nathaniel Duer
Graduating
Class of 1946
Served in
World War II
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Second Lieutenant
Richard Nathaniel Duer
Army Air Forces
892nd Bombardment Squadron
485th Bomb Group
Heavy
Hometown
Marinette, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Bastia, France
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, WI
More About Second Lieutenant Duer
Second Lieutenant Duer enlisted in January, 1943 and was later sent overseas as a bombardier on a B-24 Bomber.
The Duer Memorial Gym in Marinette, Wisconsin was named in his honor.
As he and his crew were returning from a successful hit on German submarine pens,the plane was hit by flak, fell hundreds of feet, and the engines went out. The pilot, co-pilot and bombardier were killed and only four survived.