Louis Kiss
Military
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"S/Sgt L Kiss of the 568th BS 390 Bomb Group, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross, 3-Dec-43 England."
Crew Number 7. Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions ( 16 x aboard 42-30713 "Phyllis Marie" ). Tail Gunner on B-17 "Phyllis Marie". He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross shortly after the image of him in the tail gun was taken and earned the nicknamed "The Kiss of Death" as he shot down three German aircraft in ten minutes.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19061285 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Phyllis Marie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Storrs, Mansfield, CT, USA | 2 November 1914 | |
Enlisted |
Hartford, CT, USA | 29 September 1942 | |
Died |
Connecticut, USA | 13 May 1994 | |
Buried |
Mansfield Center, Mansfield, CT 06250, USA | New Mansfield Center Cemetery, Connecticut | |
Based |
Framlingham | Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Kiss%2C+Louis