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SGT Oliver Morton Kidd
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SGT Oliver Morton Kidd Veteran

Birth
Frenchburg, Menifee County, Kentucky, USA
Death
1 Feb 1945 (aged 21)
At Sea
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Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Oliver served as a Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-29 "Calamity Jane" #42-24589, 25th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Hamilton County, Ohio prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 19, 1942 at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, with dependents.

B-29 #42-24589 took off, with a crew of 12, from Chakulia Airfield, India on a combat mission over Singapore.

They are believed to have either been hit by ground anti-aircraft fire or attacked by a Japanese fighter plane. They are also believed to have crashed at sea southwest of Singapore.

Oliver was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.

He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 15339204

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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24589:

Brennan, James L ~ 1st Lt, Radar Operator, PA
Bridges, Herbert E ~ S/Sgt, Right Gunner, IL
Chapman, Lee E ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, IL
Fesler, William R ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IN
Fiedler, Alvin K ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OH
Hanger, George W ~ S/Sgt, CFC, OH
Ingalls, Walter W ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, IA
Kidd, Oliver M ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Miller, Jim E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, OH
Richard, Aubrey J ~ Capt, Pilot, MS
Schuette, Raymond C ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Walter, Edward R ~ 1st Lt, Radar Observer, MO

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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Oliver served as a Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-29 "Calamity Jane" #42-24589, 25th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Hamilton County, Ohio prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 19, 1942 at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, with dependents.

B-29 #42-24589 took off, with a crew of 12, from Chakulia Airfield, India on a combat mission over Singapore.

They are believed to have either been hit by ground anti-aircraft fire or attacked by a Japanese fighter plane. They are also believed to have crashed at sea southwest of Singapore.

Oliver was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.

He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 15339204

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24589:

Brennan, James L ~ 1st Lt, Radar Operator, PA
Bridges, Herbert E ~ S/Sgt, Right Gunner, IL
Chapman, Lee E ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, IL
Fesler, William R ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IN
Fiedler, Alvin K ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OH
Hanger, George W ~ S/Sgt, CFC, OH
Ingalls, Walter W ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, IA
Kidd, Oliver M ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, OH
Miller, Jim E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, OH
Richard, Aubrey J ~ Capt, Pilot, MS
Schuette, Raymond C ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Walter, Edward R ~ 1st Lt, Radar Observer, MO

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

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