Frank Kayden
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 16625
Crew #648
Robert C. Greenwood / Verdun Munroe Cre
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Robert C. Greenwood (P), Harry E. Haseman (CP), Terrence H. Crowley (N), Charles D. Welde (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Frank Kayden (FE), James A. Ehredt (BTG), S.A. Rieter (R/O), William J. Weisner (LWG), Gerald D. Boles (TG), Dale R. Estle (RWG)
Greenwood was transferred to crew #739 to replace their pilot (Robert W. Harrington) who had been shot down flying with a makeshift crew. Verdun Munroe took over and was flying when Crew #648 was shot down on 15 August 1944.
Haseman, Crowley, Welde, Kayden, Estle and Boles were all KIA.
Robert C. Greenwood / Verdun Munroe Cre
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Robert C. Greenwood (P), Harry E. Haseman (CP), Terrence H. Crowley (N), Charles D. Welde (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Frank Kayden (FE), James A. Ehredt (BTG), S.A. Rieter (R/O), William J. Weisner (LWG), Gerald D. Boles (TG), Dale R. Estle (RWG)
Greenwood was transferred to crew #739 to replace their pilot (Robert W. Harrington) who had been shot down flying with a makeshift crew. Verdun Munroe took over and was flying when Crew #648 was shot down on 15 August 1944.
Haseman, Crowley, Welde, Kayden, Estle and Boles were all KIA.
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #4295157
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750818
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Nashville, TN, USA | 12 March 1943 | |
Other Letter from Frank Kayden's mother to Harry Haseman's wife |
23 November 1944 | ...I am trying to hold out hope that he (Frank Kayden) is still alive, tho sometimes it is hard. Every letter that I receive from the War Department seems to try to impress on me that Frank is dead. I still won't be surprised if Frank walks in my kitchen. I have dreamed of him twice and he tries to make me understand he is alright.... - Mrs. Mary Kayden | |
Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
8481 Nijetrijne, Netherlands | 15 August 1944 | |
Buried |
Plot A Row 3 Grave 17 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8427 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database