Kenneth Elmer Seidelman | American Air Museum

Kenneth Elmer Seidelman

Military

Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. ETD

Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group.

526th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Melvin J Bleakman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 20346022 / O-?
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Squadron Assistant Operations

Aircraft

42-29718

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The widow maker

42-29886

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Scheherazade
Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

The burning wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 379th Bomb Group after crash-landing 23 February 1944. Official caption on image: "71811 A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Original a/c caught fire hardstand. 16. 6443.' Printed caption on reverse: '71811 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 889) of the 379th Bomb Group burns furiously after crash-landing and exploding at an airfield somewhere in England on 23 February 1944. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

42-29889

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

42-29890

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Madame Pisonyer aka Stupifier
Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

42-29901

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Kimbolton airfield looking west, the bomb dump and technical site with a T2 hangar is on the left, 10 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/635. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Kimbolton

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Aurora, Illinois	27 April 1920	Son of Carl Theodore and Mayme [Delles] Seidelman.
Enlisted	Chicago, IL	14 April 1942	Chicago, Illinois
Died	Dalton, GA	13 October 1983
Buried	Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Montgomery, Kane County, IL	17 October 1983	Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery Montgomery, Kane County, IL
Born	Port Charlotte, FL
Based	Kimbolton		Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date30 May 2023 22:44:46

Contributorjmoore43

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Date5 Aug 2019 19:32:16

ContributorAl_Skiff

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https://www.fold3.com/image/655666776
https://www.fold3.com/record/39807191-kenneth-seidelman
https://www.fold3.com/record/89664043-kenneth-e-seidelman
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=24…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5227778/kenneth-e_-seidelman

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:51

ContributorAAM

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379th Bomb Group Anthology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia