Sam Houston Kimbrough

Military
media-55038.jpeg UPL 55038 Sgt Sam H. Kimbrough

Object Number - UPL 55038 - Sgt Sam H. Kimbrough

Assigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Kaminski crew. 23 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18115880 / O-755698
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Shed House
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Atoka, OK 20 February 1924 Son of father Samuel Binnett and Mattie [Dodd] Kimbrough

Enlisted

New Orleans, LA 24 February 1943 New Orleans, Louisiana

Died

31 July 2018

Buried

Resthaven Gardens of Memory and MausoleumBaton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Based

Deopham Green Assigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Baton Rouge, LA

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