Kenneth served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-17G "Little Boots" (#42-31193) in the 615th Bomber Squadron, 401st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
His family resided at 47 Almay Road, Greece, Monroe County, New York and his wife resided at 1243 Long Pond Road, Rochester during the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 30, 1942 in Rochester, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Single, without dependents at the time of his enlistement.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" when "Little Boots" was attacked after a bombing run over Frankfurt, Germany during the war.
He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Service # 12167944
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Of B-17G "Little Boots" crew, 5 bailed out and were taken as POW's and 5 were KIA's:
Beers, Robert William,
Capt & Pilot, POW, District of Columbia
Byrne, Howard Elliot,
2nd Lt & Co-pilot, POW, Missouri
Craft, Allen Hugh,
S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KIA, Kansas
Gershon, Harold,
1st Lt, Navigator, POW, New York
Grigg, Franklin Marquart,
S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, KIA, Iowa
Lynn, Kenneth Joseph,
S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, KIA, New York
Paola, Nunzio D.,
Sgt, Radio Operator, KIA, Louisiana
Ritch, William Louis,
1st Lt, Bombardier, POW, Connecticut
Turvy, John Hathern,
S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KIA, Ohio
Young, Clarence E.,
T/Sgt, Engr/Top Turret, POW, New Jersey
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
His family resided at 47 Almay Road, Greece, Monroe County, New York and his wife resided at 1243 Long Pond Road, Rochester during the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 30, 1942 in Rochester, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Single, without dependents at the time of his enlistement.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" when "Little Boots" was attacked after a bombing run over Frankfurt, Germany during the war.
He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Service # 12167944
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Of B-17G "Little Boots" crew, 5 bailed out and were taken as POW's and 5 were KIA's:
Beers, Robert William,
Capt & Pilot, POW, District of Columbia
Byrne, Howard Elliot,
2nd Lt & Co-pilot, POW, Missouri
Craft, Allen Hugh,
S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KIA, Kansas
Gershon, Harold,
1st Lt, Navigator, POW, New York
Grigg, Franklin Marquart,
S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, KIA, Iowa
Lynn, Kenneth Joseph,
S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, KIA, New York
Paola, Nunzio D.,
Sgt, Radio Operator, KIA, Louisiana
Ritch, William Louis,
1st Lt, Bombardier, POW, Connecticut
Turvy, John Hathern,
S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KIA, Ohio
Young, Clarence E.,
T/Sgt, Engr/Top Turret, POW, New Jersey
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Kenneth served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-17G "Little Boots" (#42-31193) in the 615th Bomber Squadron, 401st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
His family resided at 47 Almay Road, Greece, Monroe County, New York and his wife resided at 1243 Long Pond Road, Rochester during the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 30, 1942 in Rochester, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Single, without dependents at the time of his enlistement.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" when "Little Boots" was attacked after a bombing run over Frankfurt, Germany during the war.
He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Service # 12167944
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Of B-17G "Little Boots" crew, 5 bailed out and were taken as POW's and 5 were KIA's:
Beers, Robert William,
Capt & Pilot, POW, District of Columbia
Byrne, Howard Elliot,
2nd Lt & Co-pilot, POW, Missouri
Craft, Allen Hugh,
S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KIA, Kansas
Gershon, Harold,
1st Lt, Navigator, POW, New York
Grigg, Franklin Marquart,
S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, KIA, Iowa
Lynn, Kenneth Joseph,
S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, KIA, New York
Paola, Nunzio D.,
Sgt, Radio Operator, KIA, Louisiana
Ritch, William Louis,
1st Lt, Bombardier, POW, Connecticut
Turvy, John Hathern,
S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KIA, Ohio
Young, Clarence E.,
T/Sgt, Engr/Top Turret, POW, New Jersey
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
His family resided at 47 Almay Road, Greece, Monroe County, New York and his wife resided at 1243 Long Pond Road, Rochester during the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on September 30, 1942 in Rochester, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Single, without dependents at the time of his enlistement.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" when "Little Boots" was attacked after a bombing run over Frankfurt, Germany during the war.
He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Service # 12167944
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Of B-17G "Little Boots" crew, 5 bailed out and were taken as POW's and 5 were KIA's:
Beers, Robert William,
Capt & Pilot, POW, District of Columbia
Byrne, Howard Elliot,
2nd Lt & Co-pilot, POW, Missouri
Craft, Allen Hugh,
S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KIA, Kansas
Gershon, Harold,
1st Lt, Navigator, POW, New York
Grigg, Franklin Marquart,
S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, KIA, Iowa
Lynn, Kenneth Joseph,
S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, KIA, New York
Paola, Nunzio D.,
Sgt, Radio Operator, KIA, Louisiana
Ritch, William Louis,
1st Lt, Bombardier, POW, Connecticut
Turvy, John Hathern,
S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KIA, Ohio
Young, Clarence E.,
T/Sgt, Engr/Top Turret, POW, New Jersey
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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