Hyland F Kimball Jr.
Military
UPL 69871
UPL 69871
Bombardier of "Sharon Rozeanne II" aka "Taconite Express".
Hyland F Kimball Jr.
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Hyland F Kimball Jr.
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2nd Lt. Kimball was awarded the Air Medal with 12 oak leaf clusters. He was the bombardier on the Sharon Rozeanne II/Taconite Express after receiving his comission. He had initially been slated to be a pilot but was washed out of pilot training due to "hot rodding" his trainer aircraft and clipping a tree with the wing.
2nd Lt. Kimball hailed from Maine and kept flying after his discharge from the AAF at the end of the war.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Sharon Rozanne II / Taconite Express
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 596th Bomb Squadron 598th Bomb Squadron