Olaf Francis Kahnert Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and crashed near Zettweil in B-17 'My Yorkshire Dream' 42-38051, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6739
Awards: 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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Yorkshire Dream
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brawley, California | 5 May 1925 | Son of Olaf Francis and Marjorie [Lowe] Kahnert |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 27 July 1943 | Los Angeles, California |
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Other Killed in action |
29 June 1944 | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Mountain View Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA | Mountain View Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California | |
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Based |
Molesworth | 29 June 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Brought in information from a duplicate record. Source:
MACR 6739 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
See also: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=kahnert&GSfn=olaf…;
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&cat=all&tf…
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6739