Andrew Eddie Kuhn
Military
From my family records (Grandmother). Happy to provide full set of photos and documents 1-678-906-6166 John Clarke
Object Number - UPL 31131 - 42-102645 pictured at top of this photo.
1 of 4 who parachuted out and Evaded (EVD) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Segelsen on 8/9/44 in B-17 #42102645. Because there were only 4 parachutes that hadn't been shot full of holes. Pilot Clayton Child and 2 others captured, only Clayton survived being a POW. The other 2 were killed, probably on a foced march as the Russians were approaching the POW camp.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11068627 and T-061894
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Zegelsem, Belgium
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Newell, West Virginia, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 9 August 1944 |
Revisions
Source: A gentleman in Belgium who memorializes the crash of 42-102645 and has interviewed witnesses to the crash.
Eddie Kuhn was my uncle. Flight engineer on 42-102645. Evaded and escaped back to ENgland through the French Underground. Amazing story.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8067 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
