Richard P. Keirn
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 24 years ago |
Date of birth | July 29,1924 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Akron |
Ohio | |
United States | |
Died | Melbourne |
Florida | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 22,2000 |
Awards | Silver Star |
Distinguished Flying Cross | |
Legion of Merit | |
Prisoner of War Medal | |
Battleswar | World War II; Vietnam War |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 3924420 |
Richard P. Keirn Life story
Richard Paul Keirn was a Colonel and fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. He was one of two United States service members to be a prisoner of war in both World War II and the Vietnam War and was the first US airman to be shot down by a Surface-to-air missile during the Vietnam War.