Kenneth Phineas Reynolds
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 69490 - Sgt Kenneth P. Reynolds
Completed tour with11BG, 7AF USAAF fighting at Pearl Harbor, Midway, Guadalcanal, Bougainville and Raboul, New Britain. Re-Assigned to 708BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. 40+ missions. Killed in Action (KIA) on 25-Nov-44 in B-17 'Shack Happy' 42-31154
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), AP campaign, 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shack Happy
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Machias, Maine | 30 June 1917 | BornMachias, Maine |
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Enlisted |
Bangor, Maine | 12 September 1940 | EnlistedBangor, Maine |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Merseburg, Germany | 25 November 1944 | Merseburg, Germany |
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Buried |
Longfellow Cemetery Machias, Washington County, Maine | 1 January 1948 | Re-InterredLongfellow CemeteryMachias, Maine |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10755 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
