Paul Elton Kingsley

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media-13963.jpeg UPL 13963 Paul E Kingsley (left) and Arthur Doyle

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Object Number - UPL 13963 - Paul E Kingsley (left) and Arthur Doyle

Killed in Action (KIA) on mission to Brunswick, Germany. Plane crashed shortly after takeoff.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

Homer Frederick Ausman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-612667
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Sherman H Cassidy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12125135
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Wayne Burke Danielson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15333425
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner/Airplane Armorer

Albert L Nix

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19071422
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Ben Wishinski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33486155
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-52404

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Belle of Boston
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas, USA 29 December 1919

Died

Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England 8 May 1944

Buried

Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas, USA Broaddus Cemetery

Revisions

Date31 Jan 2022 21:58:07
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Updated Died event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 8151811.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8151811/paul-elton-kingsley

Date31 Jan 2022 21:49:04
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Added a "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

Date21 May 2015 17:48:38
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Find A Grave Memorial# 8151811

Date21 Mar 2015 13:24:40
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Find A Grave Memorial# 8151811

Date27 Sep 2014 18:21:11
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history & Page 278of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458 & 458bg.com, Kingsley  crew, crew member list & picture included

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