Charles R Kennedy

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-36900.jpeg UPL 36900 "Meyran's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their at their base in England, 1 August 1944."

Rear L-R: F/O Bernie White, 1Lt William Louis Meyran, 2Lt Larry Paul, 2Lt Warren l Davidson, 2Lt Fredrick J Kushera

Front L-R: S/Sgt Charles R Kennedy, S/Sgt Victor C Petrauskas, S/Sgt Melvin P Brown, T/Sgt William Scott Tull, S/Sgt Anthony N Perry

Object Number - UPL 36900 - "Meyran's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their at their base in England, 1 August 1944." Rear L-R: F/O Bernie White, 1Lt...

Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Cologne mission 15-Oct-44; Crashed 1000yds from end of runway near Anstey Church, bomb load exploded on impact. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15229



Awards: PH.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19098766 / O-755592
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blanco Diablo
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

River Edge, New Jersey 19 March 1924

Enlisted

Newark, NJ 1 January 1943

Died

Vicinity of Anstey Church 15 October 1944 Cologne mission 15-Oct-44; Crashed 1000yds from end of runway near Anstey Church, bomb load exploded on impact. KIA MACR 15229

Buried

17 October 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Based

Nuthampstead 15 October 1944 Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Saint Catherine's Cemetery, Sea Girt, NJ Re-Interred Saint Catherine's Cemetery Sea Girt, Monmouth County, NJ

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Combat Chronology Supplement; 398th History, Vol II / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Charles R Kennedy: Gallery (1 items)