Howard J Kidney

Military

Assigned to 49BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammer in B-17 44-6176 A/C flak hit #2 engine, crashed Mechnitz. Baled out and shot from ground whilst descending in parachute Killed in Action (KIA) 7-Aug-44. MACR 7470



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13091456 / O-819095
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Mechnitz, Poland 7 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammer Baled out and shot from ground whilst descending in parachute Killed in Action (KIA) 7-Aug-44.
Royal Oak, MI Husband of Betty Kidney.

Born

Oakland, MI Son of Robert and Ethel Kidney.

Buried

Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Based

Amendola 7 August 1944 Assigned to 49BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF.