Kenneth Leroy Turner

Military
media-14234.jpeg UPL 14234 St Sgt Kenneth Turner crew member of B-24 of #4240663 'Maternity Ward' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, shot down by enemy fighters over Ionian Sea on return flight. Pilot John V Ward. 8 MIA/KIA 2 POW. MACR 224.

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Object Number - UPL 14234 - St Sgt Kenneth Turner crew member of B-24 of #4240663 'Maternity Ward' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, shot down by enemy fighters over Ionian Sea...

Crew member of B-24 42-40663 'Maternity Ward' lost on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti raid, shot down by enemy fighters over Ionian Sea on return flight. Pilot John V Ward. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 224.



Awards: DFC, AM, PH.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John V Ward

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-40663

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Maternity Ward
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force

Missions

Places

Benina

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Soluch Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

19 December 1918

Died

Ionian Sea 1 August 1943 Crew member of B-24 of 42-40663 'Maternity Ward' lost on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, shot down by enemy fighters over Ionian Sea on return flight. Pilot John V Ward. 8 MIA/KIA 2 POW. MACR 224.

Based

Assigned

Benina 1 August 1943 Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF.
Marion, IN, USA

Buried

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno, Provincia di Roma Lazio, Italy.

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56315294/kenneth-l-turner
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67156594/kenneth-leroy-turner

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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