Vernon Herman Kaufman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31211. Killed in Action (KIA).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32040920
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734967
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hadden, Kansas, USA | 9 December 1921 | |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK | 5 November 1943 - 8 May 1944 | Assigned to the 384th BG 544th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, E Allison Crew. 26 combat missions. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 8 May 1944 | The aircraft was hit by continuously tracking flak about 40 seconds before bomb release; aircraft received direct burst beneath the pilot's compartment; started in to a steep spiral; crashed about 7 miles SW of Valognes, France. MACR 4560 |
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Buried |
Washington, KS 66968, USA | Burial: Washington Cemetery Washington Washington County Kansas, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4560 / MACR 4560, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database