James William Kennedy

Military

UPL 64365 UPL 64365 S/Sgt James W. Kennedy

My dad flew 25 missions not 32.

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Object Number - UPL 64365 - S/Sgt James W. Kennedy

Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x missions. ETD

Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

305th Bomb Group

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

364th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-39948

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Leading Lady
Unit: 305th Bomb Group

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Events

Event	Date	Description
Born	25 July 1919	BornIlion, New York
Enlisted	10 August 1942	EnlistedAlbany, New York
Died	23 September 1994	DiedSan Lorenzo California
Buried	27 September 1994	InterredHoly Sepulchre CemeteryHayward, California

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Date19 Mar 2024 00:01:14

Contributorjmoore43

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Date23 Sep 2023 16:47:12

ContributorBek1954

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I am the son of S/Sgt James William “Bill” Kennedy, Brian Kennedy. I changed his date of death from September 24th to September 23rd, 1994. In addition, my dad passed away in my childhood home, located in San Lorenzo, California.

Date21 Sep 2023 13:03:32

ContributorAl_Skiff

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115214032/james-william-kennedy

Date21 Sep 2023 12:43:21

ContributorAl_Skiff

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115214032/james-william-kennedy