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SSgt Kenneth Gabriel Broster

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SSgt Kenneth Gabriel Broster Veteran

Birth
Browns, Edwards County, Illinois, USA
Death
16 Jul 1944 (aged 25)
Austria
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
C Row 17 Grave 79
Memorial ID
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Kenneth served as a Staff Sergeant on B-24H #42-52087, 726th Bomber Squadron, 451st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Edwards County, Illinois prior to the war.

Kenneth was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 crashed in Austria during the war.

He was awarded a Purple Heart.

Service # 36077836

( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-52087:

Booker, Joseph H, Jr ~ Sgt, Massachusetts
Broster, Kenneth J ~ S/Sgt, Illinois
Butler, Aaron E ~ Sgt, New York
Campbell, George S ~ FO, Kansas
Feldman, Norman E ~ Sgt, New York
Fort, Francis L ~ Capt, Pilot, North Carolina
Hooper, Frank E ~ Sgt, Missouri
Kilcoyne, William J ~ Sgt, Maryland

( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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Kenneth served as a Staff Sergeant on B-24H #42-52087, 726th Bomber Squadron, 451st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Edwards County, Illinois prior to the war.

Kenneth was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 crashed in Austria during the war.

He was awarded a Purple Heart.

Service # 36077836

( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-52087:

Booker, Joseph H, Jr ~ Sgt, Massachusetts
Broster, Kenneth J ~ S/Sgt, Illinois
Butler, Aaron E ~ Sgt, New York
Campbell, George S ~ FO, Kansas
Feldman, Norman E ~ Sgt, New York
Fort, Francis L ~ Capt, Pilot, North Carolina
Hooper, Frank E ~ Sgt, Missouri
Kilcoyne, William J ~ Sgt, Maryland

( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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