Edward Kaminski
Military | Captain | Pilot | 452nd Bomb Group
Assigned to 730th Squadron.
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Walter A Willem
Military
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Load list showing crew of the Silver Shed House on 5 Sep 1944 that were involved in the midair collision. It was my dad's (Jack P. Farnham CP) first mission. The plane was repaired and my dad flew this plane on his next four missions. He flew the Silver Shed House a total of eight times out of his 35 missions, which included his last mission on 3 Feb 1945 Target: Berlin.
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T/Sgt Walter A Willem :- DFC award card. 452BG.
Assigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Kaminski crew. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
Units served with
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452nd Bomb Group
Group
The 452nd Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deopham Green, Norfolk, from January 1944. The air crews hit strategic sites in Germany but also supported the movement of ground forces across Europe after D-Day. On 6 June 1944 itself, the Group... -
730th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-107073 Silver Shed House
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 13/2/44; Kearney 21/2/44; Presque Is 4/4/44; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green [6K-J] 14/3/44; crash landed Honington base, Sfk. 30/7/44, repaired and returned to operations; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South...
Associated Place
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Deopham Green
Military site : airfield
Deopham Green was another air base constructed after America's entry into the war to Class A standards for use by the B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber. When the 452nd Bomb Group arrived in January 1943 they found a main runway of 2,000 yards, two...
Events
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| Born | 9 January 1917 | |
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Son of Aino R and Jules Willem. |
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| Enlisted | Fort Devens, MA | 15 January 1942 |
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Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
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| Based | Deopham Green | 1944 – 1944 |
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Assigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Discharged USAAF | 14 September 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Lawrence, MA | 1 May 1981 |
| Buried | Sacred Heart Cemetery Andover, Essex County, MA | 4 May 1981 |
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Sacred Heart Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 January 2022 18:41:21 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/143900891 |
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