Kenneth E Hobson
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52793 - Sgt Kenneth E Hobson, 401BG.
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Gene Viehman crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Rosenheim in B-17 43-38646 18-Apr-45; crashed near Krallsheim Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14175
Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14120723 / O-926796
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Buhl, ID | 22 December 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
Presidio Of Monterey, CA | 23 March 1944 | Presidio Of Monterey, California |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 18 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Died |
Baker County, OR | 7 October 1975 | |
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Buried |
Memory Gardens Memorial Park Medford, Jackson County, OR | 10 October 1975 | Memory Gardens Memorial Park Medford, Jackson County, Oregon |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 18 April 1945 | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14175 / MACR 14175, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2794 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
