Kenneth served as a Second Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24 (#41-28675), 759th Bomber Squadron, 459th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forced during World War II.
He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 17, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Mostar, Yogoslavia during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-747291
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#41-28675):
Blankenship, Joe W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Kentucky ~ KIA
Cowart, Hugh D ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Georgia ~ KIA
Evans, Benjamin E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Georgia ~ DOW
Foley, Kenneth H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer/Gunner, Oregon ~ KIA
Magrath, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts ~ KIA
Manuel, James W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Louisiana ~ KIA
Steakley, Waymon E ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Alabama ~ KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 17, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Mostar, Yogoslavia during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-747291
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#41-28675):
Blankenship, Joe W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Kentucky ~ KIA
Cowart, Hugh D ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Georgia ~ KIA
Evans, Benjamin E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Georgia ~ DOW
Foley, Kenneth H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer/Gunner, Oregon ~ KIA
Magrath, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts ~ KIA
Manuel, James W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Louisiana ~ KIA
Steakley, Waymon E ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Alabama ~ KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Kenneth served as a Second Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24 (#41-28675), 759th Bomber Squadron, 459th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forced during World War II.
He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 17, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Mostar, Yogoslavia during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-747291
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#41-28675):
Blankenship, Joe W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Kentucky ~ KIA
Cowart, Hugh D ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Georgia ~ KIA
Evans, Benjamin E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Georgia ~ DOW
Foley, Kenneth H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer/Gunner, Oregon ~ KIA
Magrath, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts ~ KIA
Manuel, James W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Louisiana ~ KIA
Steakley, Waymon E ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Alabama ~ KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 17, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Mostar, Yogoslavia during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-747291
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#41-28675):
Blankenship, Joe W ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Kentucky ~ KIA
Cowart, Hugh D ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Georgia ~ KIA
Evans, Benjamin E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Georgia ~ DOW
Foley, Kenneth H ~ T/Sgt, Engineer/Gunner, Oregon ~ KIA
Magrath, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts ~ KIA
Manuel, James W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Louisiana ~ KIA
Steakley, Waymon E ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Alabama ~ KIA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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