Reuben "Rick", Jr. W. Erickson

Reuben "Rick" W. Erickson, Jr., served in World War II, in the European Theater.

He served in the the U.S. Army Air Corps and was assigned to the 100th Bomb Group. He was a Radio Operator in a B-17 bomber and flew in twenty-seven missions over Germany.

He was born on August 24, 1924, in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of Reuben W., Sr., and Ruth Erickson. He attended Irving Elementary School and West Junior High School. He graduated from Denfeld High School in 1942.

Mr. Erickson, Jr. died on February 25, 2008.

Source: Duluth news Tribune, March 27, 2008

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