464th Bomb Group
Group
A Consolidated History of the 464th Bomb Group
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Alvin Scott Kidd Jr
Military
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1Lt Alvin Scott Kidd, Jr, Bombardier on B24G 42-78261 464th Bomb Group, which crashed on July 15th 1944 near Scaieni, Romania
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1Lt Alvin Scott Kidd, Jr volunteered for the U.S. Army in Los Angeles, California on 29 December 1941. He attended high school for 4 years and was a Salesperson. Photo source: Kidd Family tree
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1Lt Alvin Scott Kidd, Jr Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart...
1st Lt Alvin S. Kidd Jr. volunteered for the U.S. Army in Los Angeles, California on 29 December 1941.
He attended high school for 4 years and was a Salesperson.
Statement from 1st Lt Warren H. Taylor: "I saw a direct hit in mid-section of Lt Folsom’s plane, to the immediate fear of waist windows which blew the entire tail section from that part apt, completely off the plane. The fore section immediately lurched forward into a steep dive, falling swiftly straight down. The remainder of the tail section fell apart watched ship until it fell into smoke below, and no parachutes were seen."
1st Lt Kidd was first buried at Block T, Row 10, Grave 235.
Service
Units served with
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778th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber squadron in mid-1943, trained under Second Air Force. Deployed to Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO), October 1943, becoming a Fifteenth Air Force heavy bomb squadron, attacking enemy targets both in...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | california | 23 July 1921 |
| Died | Scaieni, Romania | 15 July 1944 |
Revisions
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| 01 December 2019 09:55:02 | Michelbe | Changes to middlename and firstname |
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Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 01 December 2019 09:54:40 | Michelbe | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, suffix, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events and unit associations |
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Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH |
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