Ward Albert Kuentzel

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-55310.jpeg UPL 55310 1LT Ward Albert Kuentzel
Fighter Pilot - Ace
82nd FG - 96th FS 12th AF
479th FG - 434th FS - 8th AF
KIA 19 June 1944

Object Number - UPL 55310 - 1LT Ward Albert Kuentzel Fighter Pilot - Ace 82nd FG - 96th FS 12th AF 479th FG - 434th FS - 8th AF KIA 19 June 1944

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 434th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Delano, California 25 April 1922

Enlisted

Bakersfield, California 27 January 1942

Other

Aerial Victory

Mediterranean Sea north of Bizerte, Tunisia 20 March 1943 1 - Bf 109

Other

Aerial Victory

off the southern tip of Sardinia 18 June 1943 1 - MC.202 (plus two MC.202 damaged)

Other

Aerial Victory

near Alghero, Sardinia 28 June 1943 1 - MC.202

Other

Aerial Victories

in the Vicinity of Castelveltrano, Sicily 10 July 1943 1 - JU 88 1 - FW 190

Other

Aerial Victory

near Battipaglia, Italy 22 July 1943 1 - Bf 109

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Montilly, France 19 June 1944 - 19 June 1944 Killed In Action Ward Kuentzel’s P-38 crashed in « Montilly » (Orne, France), June 19, 1944. His mission was to destroy six airfields in the area of « Bordeaux-Mérignac ». The planes of the 479 Th fighter squadron must meet a group of B17 near « La Rochelle » to ensure their safety when return to Great-Britain. But the fighters are confronted whith a thick cloud layer and they make the decision to turn back. The plane of the leader, Ward Kuentzel, went into a dive toward the ground and Franck Grdenich into its wake. A few secondes later, Ward Kuentzel crash himself at « Petit-Val », in Montilly (Orne, France), and Franck Grdenich in Aubusson (Orne, France). » « Ouest-France » newspaper article, june 21, 2014.

Buried

Delano, California North Kern Cemetery Delano, Kern County, California, USA

Revisions

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Contributor466thHistorian
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"Adorimini" - Steve Blake & John Stanaway

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ContributorL D Hubin
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L D Hubin

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5960 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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