William E Kenney

Military

Crashed at Schuiedeberg on 9/11/44 in B-17 #42-97834, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97834

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mud in yer eye
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Deville, Louisiana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 September 1944 Interned in POW Camp: Stalag 4F + Work Camps Hartmannsdorf-Chemnitz Saxony 51-12

Revisions

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Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added an association to the 100th BG listed in the A/C #42-97834 description section.
Added an association to Thorpe Abbotts, the home base for the 100th BG.

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8819 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database