Frederick Nathenial Kemp
Military
Standing:
S/Sgt Lubinsky
T/Sgt Cream [Crean]
S/Sgt Moore
S/Sgt Lyman
S/Sgt Wilkenson [Wilkinson]
T/Sgt Homolka
Kneeling:
2/Lt Kemp
2/Lt Stragand
2/Lt Barger
1/Lt Jennings
Standard
Object Number - UPL 26813 - Crew of the 550th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, 16 September 1943. (Nan B) Standing: S/Sgt Lubinsky T/Sgt Cream [Crean] S/Sgt Moore S/Sgt...
Frederick N Kemp served as a bombardier with the 550th Bomb Squadron of the 385th Bomb Group out of Great Ashfield, England. On 11 December 1943, he was flying in B-17 42-30168 Slo Jo when it was shot down. Kemp was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW) and held as a prisoner at Stalag Luft I.
His family recently donated all of his wartime and POW correspondence, target photos, and papers to the World War II Museum in New Orleans, their hometown.
Connections
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New Orleans, LA, USA | 27 June 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
31 March 1942 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
11 December 1943 | ||
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Died |
New Orleans, LA, USA | 19 February 2000 | |
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Buried |
New Orleans, LA, USA | At Metairie Cemetery Findagrave.com 147936743 |
Revisions
Changed middle initial from 'M' to 'N' following correspondence with Frederick N Kemp's nephew, John R Kemp.
See also:
MACR 1666
http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=147936743
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=81912
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1666 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
