Kenneth Ludwig Asure
Military
Personal collection of Curtis Shepard
Object Number - UPL 43482 - "Big Wheels" Line Chiefs of the 82nd Fighter Squadron. Sgt.s Deyoe, Tajha, Asure, Shepard, Kovacevich
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16002190 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Engineering Officer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Williamstown, PA | 8 July 1915 | Son of Edwin and Bertha Asure. |
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Based |
Duxford | 5 January 1942 - 10 October 1945 | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 5 January 1942 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
10 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
6 December 1979 | ||
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Buried |
Grandview Cemetery Southmont, Cambria County, PA | 9 December 1979 | Grandview Cemetery Southmont, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186144795/kenneth-ludwig-asure
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in DUXFORD DIARY book by Duxford Aviation Society
