Alan W Kingston

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #4252301. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base. He was awarded a medal for savings the lives of the two crew members who could not swim.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-52301

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ken O Kay
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Returned (RTD)

North Sea 29 April 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

453rd BG newsletter March 1993

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4940 / MACR 4940 & Page 318 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co 1998 edition, D790.A2S45, The Libertor Men of Old Buc / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database