Kenneth Shirley Ames
Military ROLL OF HONOURFind-a-Grave
Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return(FTR) area patrol to St Quentin. Failed to pull out in time from diving strafing pass at Couvron/Laon aerodrome in P-47D 42-26533, flew into ground, bounced up 50ft and exploded. Killed in Action (KIA). 1-Aug-44. MACR 8198.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wrentham, MA, USA | 6 July 1923 | To George Edward & Mabel Doris Ames (nee L'herault) |
Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 16 September 1942 | As Private in Air Corps Reserve |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
02000 Laon, France | 1 August 1944 | Failed to Return(FTR) area patrol to St Quentin. Failed to pull out in time from diving strafing pass at Couvron/Laon aerodrome in P-47D 42-26533, flew into ground, bounced up 50ft and exploded. Killed in Action (KIA). 1-Aug-44. MACR 8198. |
Buried |
Wrentham, MA, USA | Wrentham Center Cemetery Wrentham Norfolk County MA, USA. | |
Other Assigned |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 1 August 1944 | Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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National Archives, Find-A-Grave, Application for grave marker
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8198 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list