Kenneth J Laffoon

Military

Flew 35 Missions over Europe

#1. 08 July 44 MERSBURG, GR Leader-Hamilton, 41 A/C--Refinery

#2. 02 Aug 44 PARIS, FR Leader-Banner, 30 A/C--Railroad

#3. 06 Aug 44 BERLIN, GR Leader-Bexfield, 17 A/C--Underground Storage

#4. 08 Aug 44 CAENO, FR Leader-Vance, 29 A/C--Ground Support

#5. 09 Aug 44 FURTH, GR Leader-Lacasse, 28 A/C --Tank Factory

#6. 13 Aug 44 ST. ETTIENNE, FR Leader-Faroe, 41 A/C--Ground Support

#7. 18 Aug 44 ST DIZIER, FR Leader- Lacasse, 30 A/C--Ground Support

#8. 24 Aug 44 BRUX, CZECH Leader-Jumper, 37 A/C--Refinery

#9. 30 Aug 44 BREMEN, GR Leader-Herron, 40 A/C--Aircraft factory

#10. 03 Sept 44 BREST Leader-Bexfield, 39 A/C--Gun emplacements

#11. 05 Sept 44 BREST Leader-Kenny, 26 A/C--Gun emplacements

#12. 13 Sept 44 STUTTGART, GR Leader-Shabkle, 28 A/C Railroad

#13. 17 Sept 44 ARNHEIM-ROTTERDAM Leader-Tesla, 40 A/C Shipyard

#14. 26 Sept 44 BREMEN, GR Leader-Faroe, 37 A/C Aircraft factory

#15. 27 Sept 44 LUDWIGSHAVEN, GR Leader-Smith, 23 A/C Refinery

#16. 03 Oct. 44 HURZBERG Leader-McDonald, 33 A/C

#17. 05 Oct 44 MUNSTER Leader-Thrift, 30 A/C Airfield

#18. 06 Oct 44 BERLIN Leader-Herron/Foss, 29 A/C Spandau Aero Mfg.

#19. 09 Oct 44 MAINZ/ GUSTAVABERG Leader-Pokorny, 26 A/C leaflets

#20. 14 Oct 44 COLOGNE, GR Leader-Koeing,22 A/C Railroad

#21. 17 Oct 44 COLOGNE, GR Leader- Shankle, 29 A/C Railroad

#22. 18 Oct 44 KASSEL, GR Leader-Vance, 21 A/C Motorworks

#23. 22 Oct 44 MUNSTER, GR Leader-Lacasse, 40 A/C Railroad

#24. 30 Oct 44 MERSBERG, GR Leader-Koeing, 36 A/C Leuna synthetic oil plant

#25. 02 Nov 44 MERSBERG, GR Leader-Kenny, 36 A/C Lutzkendorf oil refinery

#26. 05 Nov 44 LUDWIGSHAVEN, GR Leader-Lacasse, 35 A/C Refinery-(oxygen bottle exploded)

#27. 06 Nov 44 DUISBERG/NEUMUNSTER Leader-Swerdlin, 22 A/C

#28. 16 Nov 44 AACHEN/DUREN Leader-Walls, 37 A/C Ground support

#29. 21 Nov 44 GIESSEN/WETZLAR Leader-Lear, 36 A/C Railroad

#30. **** 25 Nov 44 MERSBERG, GR Leader-Mcfarlane, 36 A/C Leuna synthetic oil plant

#31. 30 Nov 44 MERSBERG, GR Leader-Thrift, 38 A/C Hot target Lutzkendorf oil refinery

#32. 04 Dec 44 WEISBADEN, GR. Leader-Shankle, 24 A/C Railroad

#33. 10 Dec 44 KOBLENZ, GR Leader- Smith, 37 A/C Railroad

#34. 12 Dec 44 DARMSTADT, GR Leader-Weikert, 38 A/C Ground support

#35. 24 Dec 44 GROS OSTHEIN Leader-Randall, 59 A/C Weather crystal clear. Ground support!

****Landed in Brussels, as we ran out of gas due to aircraft damage from flak.



Arrived in England July 1944. Departed England Feb 1945.

B-17G Names - MICKEY II #43-37754, SATAN'S MATE, FLYING VIXEN #42-31833.



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ WWII VM

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 32-426-131
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

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Born

Robinson, Illinois 19 April 1925

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Removed some spaces to add consistency.

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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "Railroad" was misspelled.

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self