Kenneth Stebbins Knowlton

Military

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD

Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Roy Margel Ballard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18124489
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert Eugene Bellora

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13057861
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Waist Gunner
Staff Sergeant Donald W. Crossley, a tail gunner of the 95th Bomb Group in position inside a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: '21/9/43.' A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse of print, this has been lost, however considering the publication date, press agency and subject matter this was likely to have read: 'AWARDS TO THE HIGH-SCORING GUNNER. The Distinguished Flying Cross and an oak leaf cluster- the equivalent

Donald William Crossley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15107390
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

William Harry Fowler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-796515
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Trammell Henshaw Hollis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35380312
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Westfield, NY 14 June 1920

Enlisted

Elmira, NY 14 January 1942 Elmira, New York

Died

26 May 1967

Buried

Panama Union Cemetery Panama, Chautauqua County, NY 29 May 1967 Panama Union Cemetery Panama, Chautauqua County, New York

Based

Horham Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date15 Mar 2021 16:14:39
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10610848/kenneth-s.-knowlton

Date14 Mar 2021 21:14:32
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/671365725
https://www.fold3.com/record/7332833/kenneth-knowlton-social-security-d…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83523092/kenneth-s-knowlton-wwii-army-enli…
https://www.fold3.com/record/619647818/kenneth-knowlton-veterans-affair…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10610848/kenneth-s.-knowlton

Date12 Mar 2021 19:44:31
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:43
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php