Kenneth F Kane

Military

13 missions. Shot down 31 December 1944 in A/C #42-107233 over Hamburg. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft I.



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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107233

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brockton, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 31 December 1944

Revisions

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Added an association to the 100th BG, the parent group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons.

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11356 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 11356, 100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001