Arnold Charles Kuenning
Military
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"In colorful ceremonies with the English countryside as a backdrop, three former members of the 401st Bomb Group were decorated by the French government. they are, Left To Right: Colonel H.E. Rogner, Lt. Colonel Burton K. Voorhees And Major Arnold C. Kuenning. 7 May 1945."
Col Harris E Rogner and Lt. Colonel Burton K Voorhees wear Croix de Guerre (Palm leaf), Major Arnold C Kuenning wears Croix de Guerre (Star)
Col Harris E Rogner and Lt. Colonel Burton K Voorhees wear Croix de Guerre (Palm leaf), Major Arnold C Kuenning wears Croix de Guerre (Star)
8 missions as 401st BG Lead Bombardier, 12 missions as 94th Wing Lead Bombardier, 2 missions as 1st Air Division Lead Bombardier.
Major Kuenning and Capt Rufus Causey, navigator completed 18 missions to Germany
Awards: DFC (3OLC)/ AM (3OLC), Croix de Guerre (Star), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bad Penny
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
River Falls, Wisconsin | 3 March 1917 | Arnold Christian and Ethel Claire [Houston] Kuenning. |
Enlisted |
Missoula, MT | 8 December 1941 | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
2 February 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Helena, MT | 14 October 2000 | |
Buried |
Riverside Cemetery, Cody, WY | 18 October 2000 | Riverside Cemetery Cody, Park County, Wyoming, USA Section 5, Block 15, Lot 10 |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3219