Kenneth Edward Keene

Military
media-33912.jpeg UPL 33912 Major Kenneth E. Keene
Pilot - 93rd BG - 328th BS
Squadron Operations Officer - 466th BG - 784th BS

Retired from the USAF with the Rank of Brigadier General

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 33912 - Major Kenneth E. Keene Pilot - 93rd BG - 328th BS Squadron Operations Officer - 466th BG - 784th BS Retired from the USAF with the Rank of...

26 combat missions: 1943 - Dec 11 Emden; 13 Kiel; 16 Bremen; 20 Bremen; 1944 - Jan 14 Pas de Calais; 21 Bois Carre/ 31 Siracourt; Feb 4 Frankfurt; 5 Tours; 8 Siracourt; 11 Siracourt; 12 Siracourt; 13 Siracourt; 20 Gotha; 21 Achmer; 24 Gotha; 25 Furth; 28 Buchy; Mar 2 Frankfurt; 3 Oranienburg; 5 Bergerac; 6 Berline; 16 Friedrichshaven; 18 Friedrichshaven; 20 Berlin; 24 Handorf



Retired from the USAF with the rank of Brigadier General



DFC/ Bronze Star/ AM w/ 6 Oak Leaf Cluster/ AF Commendation Medal/ Unit Citation/ GC/ ADSM/ ACM/ EAME/ WW II VM/ NDSM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ Korean Service Medal/ AF Longevity Service Award/ AF Reserve Medal/ 3 Indiana Medals



Retired from the USAF with the rank of Brigadier General

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-51699

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Duffy's Tavern
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Connersville, Indiana 21 June 1918

Enlisted

Indianapolis, IN, USA 15 November 1941 Fort Benjamin Harrison

Other

93rd BG Combat Tour

Hardwick, Cambridge CB23, UK 11 December 1943 - 24 March 1944 26 Combat Missions

Died

Indianapolis, IN, USA 31 August 1999

Buried

Indianapolis, IN, USA 2 September 1999 Washington Park Cemetery East
Indianapolis, IN, USA 1210 North LaSalle Street

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / widow, Mrs. Kenneth E. Keene & Page 314 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co 1998 edition, D790.A2S45

Kenneth Edward Keene: Gallery (2 items)

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