Portraits of Valor: Dick Kern, 94, Army

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May 22, 2020
Cathy Wurzer - Host, Evan Frost - Contributor, Dick Kern - Interviewee and Profiled Subject, Britta Greene - Producer and Producer
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As part of MPR’s “Portraits of Valor” series, MPR’s Evan Frost profiles Minnesota native Dick Kern, who in WWII, was a tail gunner on bomber missons from India into China and Burma.

Kern worked in this “forgotten theater” of the war to disrupt Japanese supply lines, bombing roads, railroads and bridges and flying fuel to Allied airfields in China.

This is one of six profiles in series.

Click links below for other profiles in series:

https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2020/04/15/portraits-of-valor-dan-cylkowski-94-army

https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2020/05/08/portraits-of-valor-bob-holmstrom-94-army

https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2020/09/28/portraits-of-valor-joe-stephes-99-navy

https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2020/12/30/portraits-of-valor-doris-97-and-richard-edge-96-navy-and-army

Awarded:

2020 MBJA Eric Sevareid Award, first place in Series - Large Market Radio category

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