Gilbert O Kemmann

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21662.jpeg UPL 21662 Gilbert O Kemmann - Lowden, 385th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21662 - Gilbert O Kemmann - Lowden, 385th BG, KIA

Shot down by a direct flak hit and crashed into the town of Boulogne, FR on a mission to V-sites in the Pas-de-Calais, FR area on 28 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-38121. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-38121

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 28 February 1944

Born

Vinton, Ohio, USA Birth place not confirmed

Other

Entered service

Iowa, USA

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 2882;'
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Correction to last name and additional details from http://www.findagrave.com

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2882 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21662 - Gilbert O Kemmann - Lowden, 385th BG, KIA