Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until December 19, 1945.
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Kenneth served as a First Lieutenant on B-24D #41-24269, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Beltrami County, Minnesota prior to the war.
B-24D #41-24269 took off from 5 Mile Drome near Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea on a reconnaissance mission along the eastern coast of New Guinea. They were attacked by five Japanese Ki-43 Oscars. One of the Oscars, piloted by Sgt. Hikoto Sato, rammed them. Their last message sent stated the aircraft was going down. It is believed the aircraft went down in the vicinity of Karkar Island. No trace of the crew was ever found.
Kenneth was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-727254
Kenneth also has a "Cenotaph" in the Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Minnesota which shows the wrong year of his passing.
( see family links below )
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-24269:
Almond, Donald D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SD
Cahill, John J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OR
Derfler, Maurice ~ S/Sgt, PA
McClure, Robert L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Neese, Oliver R ~ S/Sgt, IN
Olson, Kenneth A ~ 1st Lt, MN
Parsons, Marvin C ~ S/Sgt, DC
Sand, Ivan O ~ T/Sgt, MN
Wagner, Joseph L ~ Cpl, TX
Wright, Forrest D ~ T/Sgt, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Kenneth served as a First Lieutenant on B-24D #41-24269, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Beltrami County, Minnesota prior to the war.
B-24D #41-24269 took off from 5 Mile Drome near Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea on a reconnaissance mission along the eastern coast of New Guinea. They were attacked by five Japanese Ki-43 Oscars. One of the Oscars, piloted by Sgt. Hikoto Sato, rammed them. Their last message sent stated the aircraft was going down. It is believed the aircraft went down in the vicinity of Karkar Island. No trace of the crew was ever found.
Kenneth was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-727254
Kenneth also has a "Cenotaph" in the Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Minnesota which shows the wrong year of his passing.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-24269:
Almond, Donald D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SD
Cahill, John J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OR
Derfler, Maurice ~ S/Sgt, PA
McClure, Robert L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Neese, Oliver R ~ S/Sgt, IN
Olson, Kenneth A ~ 1st Lt, MN
Parsons, Marvin C ~ S/Sgt, DC
Sand, Ivan O ~ T/Sgt, MN
Wagner, Joseph L ~ Cpl, TX
Wright, Forrest D ~ T/Sgt, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until December 19, 1945.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Kenneth served as a First Lieutenant on B-24D #41-24269, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Beltrami County, Minnesota prior to the war.
B-24D #41-24269 took off from 5 Mile Drome near Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea on a reconnaissance mission along the eastern coast of New Guinea. They were attacked by five Japanese Ki-43 Oscars. One of the Oscars, piloted by Sgt. Hikoto Sato, rammed them. Their last message sent stated the aircraft was going down. It is believed the aircraft went down in the vicinity of Karkar Island. No trace of the crew was ever found.
Kenneth was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-727254
Kenneth also has a "Cenotaph" in the Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Minnesota which shows the wrong year of his passing.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-24269:
Almond, Donald D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SD
Cahill, John J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OR
Derfler, Maurice ~ S/Sgt, PA
McClure, Robert L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Neese, Oliver R ~ S/Sgt, IN
Olson, Kenneth A ~ 1st Lt, MN
Parsons, Marvin C ~ S/Sgt, DC
Sand, Ivan O ~ T/Sgt, MN
Wagner, Joseph L ~ Cpl, TX
Wright, Forrest D ~ T/Sgt, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Kenneth served as a First Lieutenant on B-24D #41-24269, 400th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Beltrami County, Minnesota prior to the war.
B-24D #41-24269 took off from 5 Mile Drome near Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea on a reconnaissance mission along the eastern coast of New Guinea. They were attacked by five Japanese Ki-43 Oscars. One of the Oscars, piloted by Sgt. Hikoto Sato, rammed them. Their last message sent stated the aircraft was going down. It is believed the aircraft went down in the vicinity of Karkar Island. No trace of the crew was ever found.
Kenneth was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-727254
Kenneth also has a "Cenotaph" in the Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Minnesota which shows the wrong year of his passing.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-24269:
Almond, Donald D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SD
Cahill, John J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OR
Derfler, Maurice ~ S/Sgt, PA
McClure, Robert L ~ 1st Lt, OH
Neese, Oliver R ~ S/Sgt, IN
Olson, Kenneth A ~ 1st Lt, MN
Parsons, Marvin C ~ S/Sgt, DC
Sand, Ivan O ~ T/Sgt, MN
Wagner, Joseph L ~ Cpl, TX
Wright, Forrest D ~ T/Sgt, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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