Paul Elton Kingsley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 13963
Paul E Kingsley (left) and Arthur Doyle
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Killed in Action (KIA) on mission to Brunswick, Germany. Plane crashed shortly after takeoff.
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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: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-612667
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12125135
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15333425
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner/Airplane Armorer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19071422
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- 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
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Belle of Boston
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Other
- Known as: Frettenham, Norfolk
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
29 December 1919 | ||
Died |
Frettenham, Norfolk, England | 8 May 1944 | |
Buried |
Broaddus Cemetery |
Revisions
Contributorusxpat
Changes
Sources
458th Bomb Group website;
eyewitness testimony of Frettenham resident
Contributorusxpat
Changes
Sources
458th Bomb Group website;
eyewitness testimony of Frettenham resident
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Updated Died event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 8151811.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8151811/paul-elton-kingsley
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
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