George Nicholas Kinney
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Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Ground crew for B-17 "Diana Queen of the Chase" (A/C made 86 missions without a turnback). Killed riding bicycle across airstrip got hit by plane on VE Day in England. Died non Battle (DNB)
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Denver, CO | 7 April 1908 | |
Enlisted |
Denver, CO | 17 October 1942 | Denver, Colorado |
Died |
Deenethorpe, UK | 8 May 1945 | Killed riding bicycle across airstrip got hit by plane on VE Day in England. Died non Battle (DNB) |
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 9 May 1945 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot E Row 4 Grave 32 |
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Combat Chronology Supplement, p. 203 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia