Arthur Cecil Kensit
MilitaryAssigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid. Shot down in B-24 42-40115 'Boomerang' 1-Aug-43; Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: DFC, AM, POW, 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-438441
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Boomerang
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Walhalla, ND | 31 August 1908 | Son of John J W and Amy Emily [Page] Kensit. |
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks, MO | 16 July 1942 | Jefferson Barracks, Missouri |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Held in Romania. |
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Died |
8 July 1982 | ||
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Buried |
Ridge Park Cemetery Marshall, Saline County, MO | 11 July 1982 | Ridge Park Cemetery Marshall, Saline County, Missouri |
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Based |
Hethel | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 159