Father: Gershel (Harry) Kempner, immigrated to US in 1913 from Poland
Mother: Sarah Gooter, immigrated to US in 1917 from Poland
Brother: Raymond
Service # 32609270
Unit 787th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank Staff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From New Jersey
Date of Death May 13 1944
Buried Plot D Row 16 Grave 16
Ardennes American Cemetery
Recipient of Air Medal and Purple Heart
Serialnumber: 41-29391
Type: B-24H
Destination: Tutow, Germany
Mission: Objective Bombing
MACR: 4824
Account of 1st Lt Amos B. Sharretts, O-667575, Pilot: 'Lt Swain´s ship peeled up and off to the left and dove. Saw six forms drop out after being attached'.
Account of Captain Harry B. McGregor, O-664417, Pilot: 'One B-24 (Swain) peeled out to the left and turned back to the right after being hit in the cockpit by fighter. Jettisoned bombs and went into a gentle dive. Eight objects, believed to be bodies came out of the bomb bay doors and waist windows. One chute opened soon after bailing out. Ball gunner saw plane hit the ground and explode. Location: 5358N-0955E'.
Staff Sergeant Kempner was initially buried at the cemetery of Boostedt near Kiel.
Source: Fields of Honor Database on line.
Crew Members
Capt Russell Swaim, Pilot, POW
2Lt John F Hardy, Co-Pilot, POW
2Lt Marcus V Dunham, Navigator, KIA
2LT Howard Fein, Bombardiar, KIA
SSGT Verner Gottschalk, Left Waist Gunner, KIA
TSGT Floyd A Gilbert, Radio Operator, KIA
SSGT George F Kerrigan, Ball Turret Gunner, KIA
TSGT Ivan L Cushenbery, Flt Eng/Top Turret Gunner, KIA
SSGT Clinton W Kraft, Right Waist Gunner, KIA
SSGT Leo Kempner, Tail Gunner, KIA
Father: Gershel (Harry) Kempner, immigrated to US in 1913 from Poland
Mother: Sarah Gooter, immigrated to US in 1917 from Poland
Brother: Raymond
Service # 32609270
Unit 787th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank Staff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From New Jersey
Date of Death May 13 1944
Buried Plot D Row 16 Grave 16
Ardennes American Cemetery
Recipient of Air Medal and Purple Heart
Serialnumber: 41-29391
Type: B-24H
Destination: Tutow, Germany
Mission: Objective Bombing
MACR: 4824
Account of 1st Lt Amos B. Sharretts, O-667575, Pilot: 'Lt Swain´s ship peeled up and off to the left and dove. Saw six forms drop out after being attached'.
Account of Captain Harry B. McGregor, O-664417, Pilot: 'One B-24 (Swain) peeled out to the left and turned back to the right after being hit in the cockpit by fighter. Jettisoned bombs and went into a gentle dive. Eight objects, believed to be bodies came out of the bomb bay doors and waist windows. One chute opened soon after bailing out. Ball gunner saw plane hit the ground and explode. Location: 5358N-0955E'.
Staff Sergeant Kempner was initially buried at the cemetery of Boostedt near Kiel.
Source: Fields of Honor Database on line.
Crew Members
Capt Russell Swaim, Pilot, POW
2Lt John F Hardy, Co-Pilot, POW
2Lt Marcus V Dunham, Navigator, KIA
2LT Howard Fein, Bombardiar, KIA
SSGT Verner Gottschalk, Left Waist Gunner, KIA
TSGT Floyd A Gilbert, Radio Operator, KIA
SSGT George F Kerrigan, Ball Turret Gunner, KIA
TSGT Ivan L Cushenbery, Flt Eng/Top Turret Gunner, KIA
SSGT Clinton W Kraft, Right Waist Gunner, KIA
SSGT Leo Kempner, Tail Gunner, KIA
Inscription
SSGT 466 Bomber GP 787 Bomber SQ
New Jersey
Family Members
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