Matthew John Kenson House
Military
UPL 67563
UPL 67563
2nd Lt Matthew JK House
Matthew John Kenson House
On
Assigned to 734BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. 24 x mission. Mid air collision and crashed at Darmsheim in B-24 42-95171 Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3OLC), 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: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693033
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Diana-Mite
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
3 April 1922 | BornAtlanta, Georgia | |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
21 July 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)12 miles SW Stuttgart , Germany | |
Buried |
1 January 1946 | Re-InterredLorraine American Cemetery and MemorialSt Avold, Metz, France | |
Buried |
23 August 1949 | Re-InterredZachary Taylor National CemeteryLouisville, Kentucky |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7253, The Liberator Men of Old Buc