William J Kennedy

Military
media-36770.jpeg UPL 36770 "Lead crew on bombing mission to Oranienburg, Germany, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 10 April 1945."

Rear L-R: T/Sgt Joel A Berly, Capt Darius Raymond Davis, 1Lt Rufus S Charlton, Maj William Charles "Bill" Heller
Front L-R: T/Sgt Ernest G. Schieferstein, 1Lt William J Kennedy, 2Lt Robert L Johnson, 2Lt Robert F Vail

https://www.fold3.com/image/161239370?terms=Joel%20Berly

Object Number - UPL 36770 - "Lead crew on bombing mission to Oranienburg, Germany, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 10...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Wilbur H Jones Original crew. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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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

People

Frederick N Calnon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37656661
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Mechanic

Morris Dimowitz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32175827
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

William P Duerr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12209724
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Wilbur H Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-805482
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Horace S Kenney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

44-8568

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

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New York

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139485747

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change to associations

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http://www.303rdbg.com/427jones.html

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K

William J Kennedy: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 36770 - "Lead crew on bombing mission to Oranienburg...

Object number: UPL 36771 - "Lead crew on a bombing mission to Twente/Enschede...

Object number: UPL 41163 - The Original Wilbur H Jones Crew.