James Richard Kenyon
MilitaryJCook Photo Collection & Archives
Wingman 355th FS 354th FG
Shot down by Flak in P-51B s/n 43-6687 GQ+S "Bad Penny" near Diepholz, Germany while flying as 'Green 4' on March 22, 1944. MACR #3251. Captured 22 March 1944 near Delfshausen/Rastede, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW). Held at Stalag Luft I Barth, Germany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Bad Penny
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
21 May 1922 | ||
Enlisted |
10 June 1942 | Pendleton Field, Oregon | |
Other shot down by Flak |
22 March 1944 | in P-51 Mustang Serial 43-6687 | |
Other Captured |
Delfshausen, near Rastede, Germany | 22 March 1944 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
22 March 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : "Returned to Military Control 9 June 1945" | |
Died |
24 November 2006 | Hillsboro, Oregon | |
Walla Walla, Washington |
Revisions
MACR 3251
NARA WWII Enlistment record
NARA WWII POW record
German report KUJ-722 (NARA)
SSDI
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 3251
MACR 3251 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database