Kenneth Elsden
CivilianConstruction worker, Kenneth Elsden is in the bottom right hand corner.
Image from page 19 of The First 300, the unit history of the 303rd Bomb Group.
Kenneth Elsden identified by his son, Terry
Kenneth Elsden worked for the construction company William Sindall. The company were based in Cambridge, and worked on the construction of USAAF bases including Molesworth, Chelveston and Grafton Underwood.
From 1939-1954 Kenneth was based at Molesworth, he would travel from his home in Cambridge on Mondays, and stay at his office on the base throughout the week, before returning home on Fridays. He spent many hours in the Officer's Mess with bomber crews who taught him to play craps and pool.
Kenneth's Office where he administered his workforce was close to some of the dispersal points and was near the bend in the road, now the B660.
Kenneth's son remembers: 'He had great respect for the crews and often mentioned their names (Jack Mathis was a name I can recall.'
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727110
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Cambridge |
Revisions
Information supplied by Terry Elsden, son of Kenneth Elsden, through correspondence with the AAM