Paul E Kenney

Military

Damaged by fighters on the return from a mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR on 11 Feb 1944, B-17G #42-40005 'Salvage Queen' made a crash landing near Valenciennes, FR. Prisoner of War (POW). 

POW/DFC w/Oak Leaf Cluster/;Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster

 

May have been with the 303rd BG initially.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40005

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Salvage Queen II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

5 February 1919

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

11 February 1944

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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http://www.303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2530 / MACR 2530, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database