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Oct 22, 2020 | News Flash

In Loving Memory

June 24, 1923 – October 16, 2020
Richard “Dick’ Kaminski

Age 97, of Richfield. Proudly served in WWII as a B17 Waist Gunner, flying missions over Europe with the 8th Air Force in England in the 457th Bomb Wing. Dick served in Glatten, England and flew 15 missions; the longest was 10 hours, 5 minutes to Bohlen. The shortest was 6 hours to Hopsten. He was a long time employee at Munsingwear.

Richard is a past president of the Minnesota Chapter of the 8th Air Force Historical Society. He was also a friend and volunteer with Wings of the North.

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