Forrest L Kenyon

Military

Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz in B-17 44-8017 Sad Sack'; Shot down by intense flak 30-Nov-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11125



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Theodore George Ramsdell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11008596 / O-428563
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8017

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Sad Sack
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Missions

731

  • Date: 30 November 1944

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Richmond, Vermont, USA 18 August 1921 Son of Walter A and Ruth [Johnson] Kenyon.

Enlisted

Rutland, VT 26 August 1942 Rutland, Vermont

Other

Baled out POW

Zeitz, Germany 30 November 1944

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 30 November 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Discharged USAAF

29 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Enlisted

6 May 1961 Re-Enlisted.

Other

Discharged USAF

31 July 1973 Honourable discharge.

Died

Richmond, VT 2 February 1995

Buried

Riverview Cemetery Richmond, Chittenden County, VT 6 February 1995 Riverview Cemetery Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Kimbolton 30 November 1944 Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138767919/forrest-l_-kenyon

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General Order 582 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Brigadier General Turner, dated 4 December 1944.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138767919/forrest-l_-kenyon

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11125 / MACR 11125; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database