Kenneth E Geldermann
Military
hicks collection
Object Number - UPL 41085 - ken gelderman
Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31725 'Casa de Embriagos'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Broke an ankle when he bailed out.
POW
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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: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802855
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lil Ginny, Casa de Embriagos
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Lynwood, California, USA | 11 December 1923 | |
|
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, California, USA | 5 February 1943 | |
|
Died |
June Lake, Mono, California, USA | 30 August 1999 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
|
Buried |
June Lake, Mono, California, USA | June Lake Cemetery |
Revisions
Added info to "Summary biography" about his broken ankle per MACR 5236.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability. Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section.
Corrected spelling of last name & added enlistment info per enlistmant records on Ancestry.com. Added S/N & POW camp per WW2 pow records at National Archives. Added death & burial records per info on Ancestry.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
