John Robert Kennedy
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24 missions from 14 June 1944 to 6 August 1944. Shot down (Schulau) 6 August 1944. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III-Sagan; Stalag XIIID Neurnberg; Stalag VIIA Moosburg. Liberated 29 April 1945 by 14th Armored Div of 3rd Army.
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO w/ 2 stars/ PH/ POW/ WW II VM/ GC/ POW
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
25 March 1925 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self; Wall of Valor form & Page 316 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co 1998 edition, D790.A2S45