Kenneth Vernon Hale
MilitaryAssigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 27-Apr-44 in B-17 #42-3534 "Ol' Dad". Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4268
Awards: AM (2 OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34700153
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37177112
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20416708 / O-747903
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-692574
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
14 December 1921 | Son of Harry A and Rose MAe [Boothe] Hale. | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
27 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. | |
Died |
2 July 1995 | ||
Buried |
5 July 1995 | East Bethany Cemetery East Bethany, Genesee County, New York | |
Based |
27 April 1944 | Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database