Michael Joseph Kochel
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 53011 - 1st Lt Michael J Kochel, 401BG.
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31324682
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38464230
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bloomfield, NJ | 6 March 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
25 July 1942 | Newark, New Jersey | |
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Died |
Bellevue, NE | 19 August 1994 | |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia | ||
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/10753788/michael-j-kochel-social-security-…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83566371/michael-j-kochel-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/528809769/michael-kochel-1916-veterans-aff…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=320
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139491670
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107328342/michael-j-kochel
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=320