World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Eugene Adkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bakersfield, California
Honored By
Carol A. Adkins
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 93RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP. PILOTED A B-24 LIBERATOR THROUGH 28 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER EUROPE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1943 AND APRIL 1944. COMPLETED THE WAR PILOTING A P-51 MUSTANG AND WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN 1946. EARNED THE AIR MEDAL, 4 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.