Kenneth served as a Sergeant & Asst. Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24H #42-94984, 722nd Bomber Squadron, 450th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
B-24H #42-94984 took off, with a crew of 10, from Manduria, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania.
They were hit by ground enemy anti-aircraft fire over the target and crashed near Ploesti.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Service # 12209030
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-94984:
Bluejacket, Dennis W ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, OK
Weckerle, Kenneth P ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
White, William K ~ Sgt, Gunner, WV
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
B-24H #42-94984 took off, with a crew of 10, from Manduria, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania.
They were hit by ground enemy anti-aircraft fire over the target and crashed near Ploesti.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Service # 12209030
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-94984:
Bluejacket, Dennis W ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, OK
Weckerle, Kenneth P ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
White, William K ~ Sgt, Gunner, WV
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kenneth served as a Sergeant & Asst. Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24H #42-94984, 722nd Bomber Squadron, 450th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
B-24H #42-94984 took off, with a crew of 10, from Manduria, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania.
They were hit by ground enemy anti-aircraft fire over the target and crashed near Ploesti.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Service # 12209030
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-94984:
Bluejacket, Dennis W ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, OK
Weckerle, Kenneth P ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
White, William K ~ Sgt, Gunner, WV
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
B-24H #42-94984 took off, with a crew of 10, from Manduria, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania.
They were hit by ground enemy anti-aircraft fire over the target and crashed near Ploesti.
Kenneth was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Service # 12209030
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-94984:
Bluejacket, Dennis W ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, OK
Weckerle, Kenneth P ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
White, William K ~ Sgt, Gunner, WV
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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