George Nicholas Kinney

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

media-57156.jpeg UPL 57156 Sgt George N Kinney, 401BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 57156 - Sgt George N Kinney, 401BG.

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Ground crew for B-17 "Diana Queen of the Chase" (A/C made 86 missions without a turnback). Killed riding bicycle across airstrip got hit by plane on VE Day in England. Died non Battle (DNB)

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

612th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-102393

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Cambridge American Cemetery

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Denver, CO	7 April 1908
Enlisted	Denver, CO	17 October 1942	Denver, Colorado
Died	Deenethorpe, UK	8 May 1945	Killed riding bicycle across airstrip got hit by plane on VE Day in England. Died non Battle (DNB)
Buried	Cambridge American Cemetery	9 May 1945	Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot E Row 4 Grave 32