Vincent Kaminski
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 401st Bomb Group
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97073. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5311.
Awards: AM(3OLC), PH
Jack Douglas Agee
Military
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. On 27-Jan-44, while taxiing after landing from a training flight, the landing gear switch of B-17 42-31414 was placed in the up position instead of the flap switch. RTD.
Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97073. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5311.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
Service
People
Units served with
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
401st Bomb Group
Group
The 401st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, from November 1943 to June 1945. Starting their missions at that time meant the focus was very much on the coming invasion attempt of France planned for the following... -
615th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-31414
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 1/11/43; Kearney 16/11/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-J] Deenethorpe 14/1/44; on ferry trip from Little Staughton to Deenethorpe 27/1/44 with Mitch Woods, Co-pilot: Leon Van Sycle, Navigator: Rich Montfort, Flight engineer/top turret... -
42-97073
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Alexandra 12/2/44; Presque Is 4/3/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-N] Deenethorpe 23/3/44; Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Vince Kaminski, Bombardier: Dee Black, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Agee, Radio Operator...
Missions
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376
28 May 1944
Associated Place
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Deenethorpe
Military site : airfield
Deenethorpe was a base purpose-built for American heavy bombers, with the Class A regulation 2,000 and 1,400-yard runways. All the buildings on site,such as the accommodation and administrative blocks, were temporary. In December 1943, several local... -
Events
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| Born | Diboll, TX 75941, USA | 1922 |
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Son of Will H and Johnnie [Wood] Agee. |
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| Lived in | San Angelo, TX, USA | 1941 |
| Based | Deenethorpe | 1944 – 28 May 1944 |
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Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany | 28 May 1944 |
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Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97073. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5311. |
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| Buried | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | 1948 |
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Interred |
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Revisions
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| 15 August 2021 18:50:33 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography and events |
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56652119/jack-douglas-agee |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 August 2021 18:20:55 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 December 2017 18:16:07 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28636889?terms=42-97073 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:13:47 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5311 / MACR 5311, 8th AF Losses, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=883 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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