Husband of Alma Gwaltney who resided in Newville, Pennsylvania.
Kenneth served as a Technical Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-29 "Humpin' Honey" #42-6299, 770th Bomber Squadron, 462nd Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He was a 1940 Graduate of Newville High School.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 7, 1940, prior to the war, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married in February of 1944 to Alma when He found out he had orders to go to India.
Kenneth's brother William Gwaltney Jr. was listed as MIA in Nov 1943 in the Gilbert Islands.
B-29 #42-6299 took off, with a crew of 11 & 107 other B-29's, from Kuinglai, China on a bombing mission over a arsenal at Mukden, Manchuria, China.
During this mission B-29 #42-6299 was rammed, head on, by a Japanese fighter plane which caused them to crash. A total of sixteen B-29's were lost on this mission.
Kenneth was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13003838
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-6299:
Cleland, Mark R ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, KS
Colby, Aurelius M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Gwaltney, Kenneth B ~ T/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Kremer, Joseph D ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AZ
Krueger, Charles H ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, WI
O'Donnell, Frank R ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Roth, Herbert H ~ Sgt, Radar Observer, OH
Ruddy, Charles W ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Zavala, Raoul ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
S/Sgt. Kenneth A. Beckwith (Right Gunner) and Sgt. Walter E. Huss (Left Gunner) both bailed out and survived. They became POW's of the Japanese Army and were released at the end of the war.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Kenneth served as a Technical Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-29 "Humpin' Honey" #42-6299, 770th Bomber Squadron, 462nd Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He was a 1940 Graduate of Newville High School.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 7, 1940, prior to the war, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married in February of 1944 to Alma when He found out he had orders to go to India.
Kenneth's brother William Gwaltney Jr. was listed as MIA in Nov 1943 in the Gilbert Islands.
B-29 #42-6299 took off, with a crew of 11 & 107 other B-29's, from Kuinglai, China on a bombing mission over a arsenal at Mukden, Manchuria, China.
During this mission B-29 #42-6299 was rammed, head on, by a Japanese fighter plane which caused them to crash. A total of sixteen B-29's were lost on this mission.
Kenneth was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13003838
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-6299:
Cleland, Mark R ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, KS
Colby, Aurelius M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Gwaltney, Kenneth B ~ T/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Kremer, Joseph D ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AZ
Krueger, Charles H ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, WI
O'Donnell, Frank R ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Roth, Herbert H ~ Sgt, Radar Observer, OH
Ruddy, Charles W ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Zavala, Raoul ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
S/Sgt. Kenneth A. Beckwith (Right Gunner) and Sgt. Walter E. Huss (Left Gunner) both bailed out and survived. They became POW's of the Japanese Army and were released at the end of the war.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Husband of Alma Gwaltney who resided in Newville, Pennsylvania.
Kenneth served as a Technical Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-29 "Humpin' Honey" #42-6299, 770th Bomber Squadron, 462nd Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He was a 1940 Graduate of Newville High School.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 7, 1940, prior to the war, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married in February of 1944 to Alma when He found out he had orders to go to India.
Kenneth's brother William Gwaltney Jr. was listed as MIA in Nov 1943 in the Gilbert Islands.
B-29 #42-6299 took off, with a crew of 11 & 107 other B-29's, from Kuinglai, China on a bombing mission over a arsenal at Mukden, Manchuria, China.
During this mission B-29 #42-6299 was rammed, head on, by a Japanese fighter plane which caused them to crash. A total of sixteen B-29's were lost on this mission.
Kenneth was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13003838
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-6299:
Cleland, Mark R ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, KS
Colby, Aurelius M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Gwaltney, Kenneth B ~ T/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Kremer, Joseph D ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AZ
Krueger, Charles H ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, WI
O'Donnell, Frank R ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Roth, Herbert H ~ Sgt, Radar Observer, OH
Ruddy, Charles W ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Zavala, Raoul ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
S/Sgt. Kenneth A. Beckwith (Right Gunner) and Sgt. Walter E. Huss (Left Gunner) both bailed out and survived. They became POW's of the Japanese Army and were released at the end of the war.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Kenneth served as a Technical Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-29 "Humpin' Honey" #42-6299, 770th Bomber Squadron, 462nd Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He was a 1940 Graduate of Newville High School.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 7, 1940, prior to the war, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Architect and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married in February of 1944 to Alma when He found out he had orders to go to India.
Kenneth's brother William Gwaltney Jr. was listed as MIA in Nov 1943 in the Gilbert Islands.
B-29 #42-6299 took off, with a crew of 11 & 107 other B-29's, from Kuinglai, China on a bombing mission over a arsenal at Mukden, Manchuria, China.
During this mission B-29 #42-6299 was rammed, head on, by a Japanese fighter plane which caused them to crash. A total of sixteen B-29's were lost on this mission.
Kenneth was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13003838
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-6299:
Cleland, Mark R ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, KS
Colby, Aurelius M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Gwaltney, Kenneth B ~ T/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Kremer, Joseph D ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AZ
Krueger, Charles H ~ 1st Lt, Engineer, WI
O'Donnell, Frank R ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Roth, Herbert H ~ Sgt, Radar Observer, OH
Ruddy, Charles W ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Zavala, Raoul ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
S/Sgt. Kenneth A. Beckwith (Right Gunner) and Sgt. Walter E. Huss (Left Gunner) both bailed out and survived. They became POW's of the Japanese Army and were released at the end of the war.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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