Martin Lawrence Kilbride
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 51790
Sgt Martin Lawrence Kilbride, 390BG
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Mid-air collision in B-17 42-97182 'Ding-Dong-Daddy' on assembly near Hitchin, England. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM, PH, EAME.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ding Dong Daddy
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fairfield County, CT | 1 December 1920 | |
Enlisted |
1 December 1938 | ||
Died |
near Hitchin, England | 26 August 1944 | Mid-air collision in B-17 42-97182 'Ding-Dong-Daddy' on assembly near Hitchin, England. KIA |
Buried |
Saint Michael's Cemetery Stratford, Fairfield County, CT | Saint Michael's Cemetery Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut | |
Based |
Framlingham | 26 August 1944 | Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added died location to the Died event.
Added a Buried event and middle name and his rank per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 166310377.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Combat Chronology/Unit Website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia