Kenneth F Norwood

Military

Shot down 9 May 1944 in B-24 #42-52186, Prisoner of War (POW). He was on a replacement crew and flew on very few missions. They were shot down by German ace Adolf Glunz who claimed a total of 71 British and American kills.

POW

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Units served with

453rd Bomb Group

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

Airmen of the 458th Bomb Group gather outside a hangar after a mission. Image via Lieutenant Vincent Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Intill smoke cigars, 753rd Hangar & operations. Kania W/O cap, Cullet W/ Cap, Vincent with cigar.'

735th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-52186

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Fresno, California, USA
Other Prisoner of War (POW)	Hollland	9 May 1944

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Fresno, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hollland

9 May 1944

Revisions

Date15 Feb 2022 11:47:51

ContributorHelen

Changes

Sources

453rd BG newsletter Sept. 2003

Date23 Jul 2021 19:08:58

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:52

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4595 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database