Kenneth Ivan Covington
MilitaryAssigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 7-Oct-44 in B-17 44-8328; Baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 9341
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16034903 / O-807458
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Caroline County, VA | 20 July 1921 | Son of Llewellyn Olan and Ada Mae [Long] Covington. |
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Enlisted |
Richmond, VA | 9 July 1942 | Richmond Virginia |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 7 October 1942 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Merseburg, Germany | 7 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 7-Oct-44 in B-17 44-8328; Baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 9341 |
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Died |
Crystal, MN | 24 November 2011 | |
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Buried |
Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Crystal, Hennepin County, MN | 27 November 2011 | Glen Haven Memorial Gardens Crystal, Hennepin County, MN |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Mendlesham | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |