Edwin Avery Kenyon

Military
media-54904.jpeg UPL 54904 James A. Littlefield Crew
340th BG - 487th BS - 12th AF
Standing Left to Right: James M. Cline (CP), Edward A. Kenyon (TTG), James A. Littlefield (P)
Kneeling Left to Right" Joseph P. Whalen (R/O), Unknown, Unknown

Object Number - UPL 54904 - James A. Littlefield Crew 340th BG - 487th BS - 12th AF Standing Left to Right: James M. Cline (CP), Edward A. Kenyon (TTG), James A. Littlefield...

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Syracuse, NY 12 October 1922
Syracuse, NY 30 January 1942 118 Leon Street Worked for the L.C. Smith Typewriter Company

Enlisted

Syracuse, NY 10 April 1943

Other

Combat Mission

Dramont, France 12 August 1944 Gun Positions w/Littlefield

Other

Combat Mission

La Ciotat, France 13 August 1944 Gun Positions w/Littlefield

Other

Combat Mission

Orange, Vaucluse, France 19 August 1944 Railroad Bridge w/Littlefield

Died

Liverpool, NY 13 February 2008 Edwin A. Kenyon, 85, of St. Lawrence Park Road, Alexandria Bay and formerly of North Syracuse , passed away Wednesday at Elderwood Health Care at Birchwood. He was born in Syracuse , the son of Samuel A. and Edith Rech Kenyon. He was married to Shirley Lux on June 26, 1948, in New Hartford. He was a graduate of the Class of 1940 from Vocational High School. Edwin headed the insurance for the diocese of Ogdensburg for Gallagher- Basset. He served as a SSGT during WWII in the Army Air Force, where he was a B-25 gunner and received the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Rotary club, a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus and a communicant of St. Cyril's Catholic Church.

Buried

Syracuse, NY 22 February 2008 Woodlawn Cemetery Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA

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