Kenneth Robert Kessenger
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Pilot - Crew #616
466th BG - 786th BS
KIA 8 April 1944 when shot down by German fighters while flying B-24H-15-FO #42-51610 "The Madame"
466th BG Archives
Object Number - UPL 23612 - 1LT Kenneth R. Kessenger Pilot - Crew #616 466th BG - 786th BS KIA 8 April 1944 when shot down by German fighters while flying B-24H-15-FO...
Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 42-52610 'The Madam. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13083713
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O 686512
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Limon, Colorado | 25 April 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
13 January 1942 | Enlisted at Lowry Field, CA. | |
|
Other KIA |
near Brunswick, Germany | 8 April 1944 | |
| Limon, CO 80828, USA | |||
| Goodland, KS 67735, USA | 1519 Clark St | ||
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Buried |
Plot C Row 3 Grave 57 Ardennes American Cemetery in Neuville-en=Condroz, Liege, Belgium. |
Revisions
US Federal census records; National Archives and Records Adminstration Enlistment records; Sherman Co, (KS) Herald Newspaper article 27 Apr 1944 MIA and KIA article 10 August 1944; Ardennes American Cemetery Records; Application for military headstone filed by Mr. Raymond D. Kessenger (father of deceased)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3847