Kenneth Walter Dudley
Military
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Kenneth W. Dudley and his brother Allan, both Killed in Action.
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Assigned to 840BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Budapest in B-17 42-3109 'Mizpah' 14-Jul-44; A/C nose blown off. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6901
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mizpah
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, MI | 16 September 1917 | Son of Lucille M Dudley. |
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 26 May 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
Died |
Solt, Hungary | 14 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Budapest in B-17 42-3109 'Mizpah' 14-Jul-44; A/C nose blown off. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6901 |
Based |
14 July 1944 | Assigned to 840BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Lorraine, France Plot D Row 22 Grave 31 |
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