Kenneth V Maeran
MilitaryAssigned to 342BS, 97BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 21-Oct-42 in B-17 41-24441 'Francis X' while serving as a Waist Gunner, Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12029080 at enlistment, then O-435706
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Intelligence, S-2 Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19013914
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11023751 / O-437899
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12025350
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Jersey | 2 December 1922 | BornNew Jersey |
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Enlisted |
26 January 1942 | ||
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria | 21 October 1942 - 4 June 1945 | Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 4-Jun-45. |
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Other Discharged |
28 February 1946 | ||
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Married |
North Carolina | 27 March 1946 | Married Helen M Dotter |
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Died |
Englewood, Colorado | 2 February 2006 | DiedEnglewood, Colorado |
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Buried |
Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Colorado | 5 February 2006 | InterredFort Logan National CemeteryDenver, Colorado |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/43631082/kenneth-v-maeran-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/722459818/maeran-kenneth-v-us-veterans-gravesites-ca1775-2019
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https://www.fold3.com/record/620474071/kenneth-maeran-1922-us-veterans-…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36080167/kenneth-v-maeran
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206239540/helen-m-maeran
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW database.
97th Bomb Group Association, Inc., Roster - June 1, 2000, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey Volume 1 p. 38 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia