Vernon Kinney Cammack
Military
Rear L-R: S/Sgt John Price, T/Sgt Chester Slate, T/Sgt Glenn Timme, S/Sgt Ensign Ames, S/Sgt Charles Wanke, S/Sgt Clevy Harlow.
Front L-R: 1Lt Robert Harger, 1Lt William White, Cat Vernon Cammack, 1Lt Cecil Haskins.
Object Number - UPL 38266 - "Capt Cammack and crew of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England,...
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06864052
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36426472
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16007624 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
South Dakota, USA | 23 May 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Wausau, WI | 15 December 1941 | Wausau, Wisconsin |
|
Other Discharged USAF |
30 September 1972 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Owensboro, KY | 3 January 1988 | |
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Buried |
6 January 1988 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, VA |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/32164629
https://www.fold3.com/image/312833216?rec=307294787
https://www.fold3.com/record/84350259-vernon-k-cammack
https://www.fold3.com/record/48392584-vernon-k-cammack
https://www.fold3.com/record/528732815-vernon-cammack-1922
https://www.fold3.com/image/32156682?terms=Vernon%20Cammack
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=197
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=11971
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33467507/vernon-kinney-cammack
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=197