Kenneth R Wall

Military
Black and white portrait of man, posed at angle wearing a uniform consisting of a shirt, tie and cap.  Cap is tilted on his head. There is a "wings and prop" pinned in the center of the hat.  Man is looking off into the distance and not smiling UPL 60746 UPL 60746 Kenneth R. Wall, 457th BG

Object Number - UPL 60746 - Kenneth R. Wall, 457th BG

Flew 13 missions, KIA by flak over attack on secondary target in Osnabruck on March 21st, 1945.



Born: Buffalo, NY August 17th, 1924

Died: Osnabruck, Germany March 21, 1945

Buried: St. Patrick's Church East Hampton, CT



More info: [email protected]

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rattlesnake Daddy
The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Events

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Born

Kenmore, New York 17 August 1924

Died

Osnabruck 21 March 1945

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1993 457th BGA Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Kenneth R Wall: Gallery (7 items)