Duane Alvin Kesterke
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 60814 - 2nd Lt Duane A. Kesterke kneels 2nd from right, alongside him far right is 2Lt Charles H. Oulehla
Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. A/C damaged, machine gun fire from B-17 20 May 1944 in B-17 42-97176. Plane ditched in Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Eau Claire, Michigan | 20 April 1924 | Born Eau Claire, Michigan |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, Michigan | 28 October 1942 | Enlisted Kalamazoo Michigan |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 20 May 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) Lost in English Channel |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Liège, Belgium | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the Missing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium |
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Buried Memorialised |
Caldwell Cemetery Eau Claire, Berrien County, Michigan | 1 June 1948 | Memorialised Caldwell Cemetery Eau Claire, Berrien County, Michigan |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84412703/duane-a-kesterke-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529854745/duane-a-kesterke-american-battle…
https://www.fold3.com/record/717739551/kesterke-duane-a-defense-powmia-…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69300342/duane-a-kesterke
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/254131986/duane-alvin-kesterke
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4939 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
