Kenneth C Allstaedt

Military

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to Transferred to HQ Sqn.

Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

78th Fighter Group

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

83rd Fighter Squadron

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

Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (78th Fighter Group)

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

Aircraft

42-25552

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 367th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 393rd Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron

43-25539

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Detroit, MI	26 August 1921	Son of Charles Emil Allstaedt.
Enlisted	Detroit, MI	5 May 1942	Detroit, Michigan
Other Transferred	Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK	21 August 1944	Transferred to HQ Sqn.
Died	Clearwater, FL, USA	9 April 2005
Buried	Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County FL	12 April 2005	Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA.
	Lincoln Park, MI, USA
Other Assigned	Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK	21 August 1944	Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date13 Nov 2021 18:31:13

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/661911392
https://www.fold3.com/record/45358485/kenneth-c-allstaedt-social-securi…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84407889/kenneth-c-allstaedt-wwii-army-enl…
https://www.fold3.com/record/720530634/allstaedt-kenneth-c-us-veterans-…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49685436/kenneth-c-allstaedt

Date31 Aug 2016 14:19:40

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

Changes

Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133

Date7 Jul 2016 20:51:37

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/45358485_kenneth_c%20allstaedt/details/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Allstaedt&GSfn=Ke…;

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:49

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list