Kenneth J Laffoon
MilitaryFlew 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
- 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: 385th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 32-426-131
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Robinson, Illinois | 19 April 1925 |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "Railroad" was misspelled.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self