Kenneth E Kio
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) - Tail Gunner and only survivor on B-17 #43-38270. Crashed on 11/21/44 at 1km East of Körbecke, Westfalen, Germany.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32914479
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19016697
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14097783 and O-761645
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fulton, New York, USA | 27 May 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Syracuse, New York, United States | 12 September 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 21 November 1944 - 24 May 1945 | NARA WWII POW records (which have his Army Serial Number wrong : 32746072 instead of 32476072) : "Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow / Tychowo, Poland - Returned to Military control 24/5/45". |
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Died |
Syracuse, New York, United States | 26 May 2008 | |
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Buried |
Mount Pleasant Southern Cemetery, Volney, New York, United States |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10413 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database