Kenneth L Bayles

Military

23 May 1943 Force landed in Spanish Morrocco in B26 41-18251 'Ye Mystic Kreve'. Returned.



Shot down in B-26 Marauder 42-107591 on 8 July 1944, on a mission to Chateau De Ribeaucourt. He was captured near Hangets on 9 July 1944 in his uniform and taken prisoner.

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Ye Mystic Kreve
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Gayle
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Returned

23 May 1943

Other

Prisoner of War

8 July 1944 - 19 July 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.1 by Bishop & Hey p. 134