Kenneth Awtrey Brower
Military
Capt. Robert C Foote. Pilot
1Lt. William D Zahrte. Bombardier/Navigator
1Lt. Kenneth A Brower. Co-Pilot
Information obtained from service records, news articles, letters and photos.
Object Number - UPL 56889 - B26-C45 42-107591 ‘Gayle’ Capt. Robert C Foote. Pilot 1Lt. William D Zahrte. Bombardier/Navigator 1Lt. Kenneth A...
On his 46th bombing night mission, July 8, 1944, a German fighter attacked, forcing the crew to parachute from their flaming aircraft. With the aid of the French Underground in the village of Bettencourt-Saint-Quen, he hid for three months until liberated by the English.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A crew of a B-26 Marauder of the 322nd Bomb Group in the cockpit of the aircraft. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication [illegible] Nov 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crew of PN:N 131441. MIA 13/8/44.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379979.jpg.webp?itok=h92P11Pb)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Gayle
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Returned |
8 July 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161429266/kenneth-awtrey-brower;
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey
