Kenneth Lee Moore

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

media-48685.jpeg UPL 48685 2nd Lt Kenneth L Moore, 82FS, 78BG.

Newspaper clipping

Object Number - UPL 48685 - 2nd Lt Kenneth L Moore, 82FS, 78BG.

Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from Koblenz 9-Sep-44 in P-47 42-76351 'Margaret Mace'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8693

Awards: PH.

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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

82nd Fighter Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-76351

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Margaret's Mace
Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

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	Big Sandy, MT	1 April 1922	Son of Wesley Lemoyne and Phyllis Lucille [Miller] Moore.
Died	Koblenz, Germany	9 September 1944	Failed to Return (FTR) from Koblenz 9-Sep-44 in P-47 42-76351 'Margaret Mace'. KIA MACR 8693
Buried	Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial		Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot A Row 26 Grave 13
Based Killed in Action (KIA)	Duxford	9 September 1944	Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Other Entered Service	Colorado		Entered Service from Colorado.

Revisions

Date27 Mar 2021 16:48:04

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

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https://www.fold3.com/image/310763527
https://www.fold3.com/image/538740356
https://www.fold3.com/record/529853968/kenneth-l-moore-american-battle-…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56359925/kenneth-lee-moore

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:56

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

ABMC, MACR 8693 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8693 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list