Kenneth R Matlack

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). B-17F #42-29747 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi II'. Mid-air collision during assembly.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rikki Tikki Tavi II
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 January 1944

Born

Tuapere Palins, Ohio

Buried

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

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Sources

8th AF Losses; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 291 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia