Kenneth Eldon Christensen
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 545th Bomb Squadron, effective 1 January 1943. Kenneth Christensen was Left Waist Gunner on board B-17 #42-3235 "Lakanuki", shot down 4 July 1943 over France. Missing Air Crew Report MACR #3035. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056228 at enlistment, then O-735948
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16011010
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6950609
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095103 at enlistment, then O-797275
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35327696
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lakanuki
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 July 1943
- Date: 29 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | 3 July 1942 | |
Died Killed in action |
Poillé-sur-Vègr, France | 4 July 1943 | Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495 |
Born |
Colorado, United States | ||
Buried Or Memorial |
Colleville-sur-Mer, France | Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France: Plot J Row 27 Grave 14 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4495, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…