Kenneth Lester Strom
Military
401st BG 612th SQ J.R. Tanner Crew
Lost May 7, 1944 with B.G. Grimmett Crew 401st Bomb Group collection
401st BG
Object Number - UPL 45867 - Lassie Come Home A/C 42-39943 401st BG 612th SQ J.R. Tanner Crew Lost May 7, 1944 with B.G. Grimmett Crew
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. John Tanners crew. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803901
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 7 April 1920 | Son of Alvin E and Esther E Strom. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Custer, MI | 6 January 1942 | Fort Custer, Michigan |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 31 December 1943 - 13 May 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
9 April 2013 | ||
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Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN | 11 April 2013 | Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1341
