Kenneth Yass
Military
"From a Boy to a Man" by Richard R Orlando May 2019
Object Number - UPL 40921 - A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. At the time of the photo in October 1943 the airmen were assigned to the...
Flew 31 missions. Damaged by flak and later attacked by fighters on the return from a mission to Berlin on 22 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31524 crash-landed at Horsey Gap, Norfolk after four crewman baled out near Vechta, Germany. RTD. He flew on R. L. Carlson crew on B-17 'Able Mabel'. He completed his tour on 12 June 1944.
EAMT ribbon/DFC w olc/ Air medal w 3olc/Pres Unit Cit/Amer. Defense Medal
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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: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32717953
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York City, New York | 16 August 1917 | |
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Died |
5 September 2006 | ||
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Buried |
West Palm Beach, Florida |
Revisions
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition/self, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, First Over Germany pg. 249, Combat Crews pg. 19, MACR 434 [crewmen bailed out], KU 682A [crewmen bailed out], 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
