Theodore E C Kunda
Military
Object Number - UPL 70781 - 2nd Lt Theodore E Kunda
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 24-May-44 in B-17 42-39828. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32749155
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Penny Ante
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Swedesburg, Pennsylvania | 29 February 1920 | BornSwedesburg, Pennsylvania |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 24 May 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland |
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Died |
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania | 14 January 2001 | DiedKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania |
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Buried |
Saint Augustine Cemetery King of Prussia, Pennsylvania | 17 January 2001 | InterredSaint Augustine CemeteryKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5320
