Gerald L Kerr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 63647 - 2nd Lt Gerald L Kerr
Assigned to 748BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 12-Jul-44 in B-17 42-31552; damaged by flak and crashed in Switzerland . Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31286052
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36811253
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11063468
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35631000
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Buddy
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Lufkin, Texas | 24 May 1921 | Born Lufkin, Texas |
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Enlisted |
Houston, Texas | 30 June 1941 | Enlisted Houston, Texas |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Pratigau, Switzerland | 12 July 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) Pratigau, Switzerland |
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Buried |
Garden of Memories Cemetery Lufkin, Texas | 27 April 1949 | Re-Interred Garden of Memories Cemetery Lufkin, Texas |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6926 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
