Kenneth Wayne Hull

Military
Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "The Duchess". Printed caption on reverse of print: '61772 AC - Lt. Reeder and crew of the 359th Bomb. Sqd., 303rd Bomb. Group besides a Boeing B-17 "The Duchess", England, 17 July 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Object Number - FRE 4236 - Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "The Duchess". Printed...

Assigned to 389BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Reeder crew. 25 x combat missions. ETD

Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "The Duchess". Printed caption on reverse of print: '61772 AC - Lt. Reeder and crew of the 359th Bomb. Sqd., 303rd Bomb. Group besides a Boeing B-17 "The Duchess", England, 17 July 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Dayton Monroe Reeder

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14065192 / O-735661
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Ground crew work of the 303rd Bomb Group work on the engines of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "The Duchess". Passed for publication 20 Jan 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Famous Fortresses. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Ground crewmen at work on the Fortress "Duchess", which has already been on 50 missions over enemy territory. They are (left to right, lower): Sgt. Clyde L. Dewald, of 200 E Union St., Schnykill Haven, Penn.; and Sgt. James C. Hicks, of Rowtob, Henderson, K.Y.; (Upper) Cpl. Charles

41-24561

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Duchess, Sure Stuff
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Scott County, KS 3 February 1922 Son of Harold and Ethel [Thomas] Hull.

Enlisted

Denver, CO 19 September 1942 Denver, Colorado

Died

7 April 1979

Buried

Scott County Cemetery Scott City, Scott County, KS 10 April 1979 Scott County Cemetery Scott City, Scott County, Kansas

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 389BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date20 May 2021 11:29:44
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/176636393
https://www.fold3.com/record/69330006/kenneth-hull-social-security-deat…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84625274/kenneth-w-hull-wwii-army-enlistme…
http://www.303rdbg.com/359reeder.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41299619/kenneth-wayne-hull

Date27 Sep 2014 18:18:00
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-hij.html#H

Kenneth Wayne Hull: Gallery (1 items)

Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "The Duchess". Printed caption on reverse of print: '61772 AC - Lt. Reeder and crew of the 359th Bomb. Sqd., 303rd Bomb. Group besides a Boeing B-17 "The Duchess", England, 17 July 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Object number: FRE 4236 - Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb...