Kenneth D Gray
Military
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UPL 44866
Marvin Kravet crew, 547BS, 384BG, 8AF.
Rear L-R: Marvin Kravet(P), Neil E. Walling (N), Floyd R. Pederson (B), Greely Gay, (CP).
Front L-R: Kenneth D. Gray (RO), Claus N. Gustafson (FG), John S. Cox (BT), Kenneth W. Swift (TT), Urban W. Westrick (TT).
Rear L-R: Marvin Kravet(P), Neil E. Walling (N), Floyd R. Pederson (B), Greely Gay, (CP).
Front L-R: Kenneth D. Gray (RO), Claus N. Gustafson (FG), John S. Cox (BT), Kenneth W. Swift (TT), Urban W. Westrick (TT).
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Marv Kravet crew. 17 x combat missions. Shot down over Oberpfoffenhofen, Germany on 24-Apr-44 with Bill MacKichan crew in B-17 42-38158. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4352
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31053291 / O-742731
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-468423
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Patches : The Spotted Cow
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell's Messenger
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 364th Fighter Group 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Duchess : Dynamite Express
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jean
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Queen
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rigby, ID | 24 January 1921 | Son of George Samuel and Edna Grace [Davey] Gray. |
Other Promotion |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 4 January 1944 | Promoted to Tech Sergeant. |
Other Promotion |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 24 March 1944 | Promoted to Sergeant. |
Other Promotion |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 7 April 1944 | Promoted to Staff Sergeant. |
Other Baled out POW |
Oberpfoffenhofen, Germany | 24 April 1944 | Shot down over Oberpfoffenhofen, Germany on 24-Apr-44 in B-17 42-38158. POW MACR 4352 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 24 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
21 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
18 February 1991 | ||
Buried |
Ammon Cemetery, Ammon, Bonneville County, ID | 21 February 1991 | Ammon Cemetery Ammon, Bonneville County, Idaho |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | 24 February 1944 | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Enlisted |
Idaho Falls, ID | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4352, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…