Kenneth Adams
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on 30-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31535, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2876
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Joseph Nicholas Yragui
Military
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 12 x combat missions. Shot down on 30-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31535, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2876
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
Units served with
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379th Bomb Group
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit... -
527th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-31535
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 19/11/43; Kearney 2/12/43; Syracuse 8/12/43; Presque Is 11/12/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-Y] Kimbolton 24/1/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Ken Adams, Co-pilot: Jack Bowden, Navigator: Vince Morkus, Bombardier: Leon...
Associated Place
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Kimbolton
Military site : airfield
Planned for RAF use, Kimbolton airfield was built by W and C French Ltd. in 1941. The airfield was increased in size to accommodate a full US heavy Bomb Group, and the first such unit to us it was the 91st Bomb Group, who arrived in September 1942.... -
Stalag Luft IV
Other location
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Dulag Luft 12
Other location
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Stockton, CA | 4 June 1920 |
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Son of Joe C Yragui residing Twin Falls, ID |
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| Enlisted | Boise, ID | 26 August 1942 |
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Boise, Idaho |
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| Based | Kimbolton | 1943 – 30 January 1944 |
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Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Tychowo, Poland | 30 January 1944 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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| Baled out POW | Lubbecke, Germany | 30 January 1944 |
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Shot down on 30-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31535, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2876 |
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| Hospitalised ZI | June 1945 – 29 September 1945 | |
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Hospitalised Stateside, till discharged. |
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| Discharged USAAF | 29 September 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | 30 January 2018 | |
| Buried | Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA | February 2018 |
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Mountain View Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 11 July 2020 19:32:49 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nickname and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28747225 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 11 July 2020 19:29:50 | Al_Skiff | Changes to surname, middlename, service number, biography, awards, events, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28747225 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:17:19 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 2876 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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