Kenneth D Ross

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crahed at Cologne on 10/15/44 in B-17 #4338296. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16. He flew on Robert Ritter crew.



After Kenneth's wife died in 1978 he trained as a priest being ordained at the age of 66. In 1995 he was working in the Archdiocese of New York, spending much of his time in a counseling role.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

Frank C Carle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Robert G Ritter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-823455
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-38296

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

White Plains, NY, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 15 October 1944

Revisions

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306th Echoes April '95

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Former POW Ken Ross

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ContributorAAM
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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition  MACR 9476, NARA, Combat Crews pg. 95, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9476 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database