William R Kent
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 17521
Crew #519
John C. MacDonald Crew
Back Row Left to Right: John C. MacDonald (P), James D. Mullins (N), Carl E. Bailey (B), Gordon Sinclair (CP)
Middle Row Left to Right: Chauncey Cheek (LWG), Otto M. Kaushup (R/O). Earnest Akens (TG), P.W. Davis (NG)
Front Row Left to Right: William R. Kent (FE), Burnis Copley (RWG)
This crew was shot down on 11 May 1944. All aboard that day were KIA. Of those in the photo, Sinclair, Cheek and Davis were NOT aboard. They were replaced that day by James H. Johnson (CP), James A. Paulos (BTG) and John F. Gordon (LWG). Also aboard and KIA was William R. Dwyer (PN)
466th Bomb Group collection
John C. MacDonald Crew
Back Row Left to Right: John C. MacDonald (P), James D. Mullins (N), Carl E. Bailey (B), Gordon Sinclair (CP)
Middle Row Left to Right: Chauncey Cheek (LWG), Otto M. Kaushup (R/O). Earnest Akens (TG), P.W. Davis (NG)
Front Row Left to Right: William R. Kent (FE), Burnis Copley (RWG)
This crew was shot down on 11 May 1944. All aboard that day were KIA. Of those in the photo, Sinclair, Cheek and Davis were NOT aboard. They were replaced that day by James H. Johnson (CP), James A. Paulos (BTG) and John F. Gordon (LWG). Also aboard and KIA was William R. Dwyer (PN)
466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 #41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice', Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-526631
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
23 October 1942 | ||
Died |
11 May 1944 | a/c was damaged by flak on target run to Epinal | |
Born |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England | ||
Born |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4802