Phillip Giles Kemp
Military
UPL 66808
UPL 66808
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/21 July 1944, Ludwigshaven (Industrial).
Back L-R: 2nd Lt. James Linzer (N), 2nd Lt. Philip Kemp (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Marshall Wortman (CP), 1st Lt. George Marquardt (B), 2nd Lt. Robert Koch (P).
Front L-R: TSgt. Jesse McCoy (TT), SSgt. Frank Jaworski (BT), TSgt. Normand Vicknair (RO), SSgt. John Gardiner (FG).
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Back L-R: 2nd Lt. James Linzer (N), 2nd Lt. Philip Kemp (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Marshall Wortman (CP), 1st Lt. George Marquardt (B), 2nd Lt. Robert Koch (P).
Front L-R: TSgt. Jesse McCoy (TT), SSgt. Frank Jaworski (BT), TSgt. Normand Vicknair (RO), SSgt. John Gardiner (FG).
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Phill Bennett crew. 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sleepy Lagoon
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Akron, OH | 2 January 1924 | Son of Thomas H and Amelia Kemp. |
Enlisted |
Akron, OH | 12 April 1943 | Akron, Ohio |
Other Specialist training |
Deming AAF, Albuquerque, NM | 19 June 1943 | Graduated from Bombardier School at Deming AAF, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Class 43-09. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Akron, OH | 5 November 1974 | |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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