Name:
Richard Thomas Rynone
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
13080133
Unit:
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-05-08
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Richard Thomas Rynone served in the 560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and waist gunner of #42-39907 "Nasty Nellie" aircraft during World War II. A member of the Pittman crew, he was killed when their plane crashed on May 8, 1944. His current burial place is unknown. SSgt Rynone was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.