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Husband of Nora M. Kenney who resided in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Paul served as a Corporal & Asst. Crew Chief on C-46A #42-61054, 2nd Air Transport Squadron (Mobile), U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to World War II.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 22, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Married.
C-46A #42-61054 took off, with a crew of 5, from Kalaikunda, India on a Cargo Mission to Chengtu, China. They were contacted once by radio over Lalmonirhat Airbase, India. It was noticed during this radio contact that they were off course due to high winds in the area. They were not seen nor heard from again and are believed to have crashed into a mountain.
Paul was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
Service # 11089665
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Airmen who perished on C-46A #42-61054:
Cooper, Charles R ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Haydon, David D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Johnson, Francis D ~ FO, Co-Pilot, MA
Kenney, Paul L ~ Corp, Asst. Crew Chief, MA
Venable, Okie, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Crew Chief, GA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Husband of Nora M. Kenney who resided in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Paul served as a Corporal & Asst. Crew Chief on C-46A #42-61054, 2nd Air Transport Squadron (Mobile), U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to World War II.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 22, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Married.
C-46A #42-61054 took off, with a crew of 5, from Kalaikunda, India on a Cargo Mission to Chengtu, China. They were contacted once by radio over Lalmonirhat Airbase, India. It was noticed during this radio contact that they were off course due to high winds in the area. They were not seen nor heard from again and are believed to have crashed into a mountain.
Paul was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
Service # 11089665
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Airmen who perished on C-46A #42-61054:
Cooper, Charles R ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Haydon, David D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
Johnson, Francis D ~ FO, Co-Pilot, MA
Kenney, Paul L ~ Corp, Asst. Crew Chief, MA
Venable, Okie, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Crew Chief, GA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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