Kenneth J Sorace
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 131 - Lieutenant Kenneth J. Sorace of the 343rd Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, 1943-1944.
Shot down by ME 109 on 96th Mission, 1/14/44 (over France)Lived with French Maquis (evadee) for 3 mos. Returned to England via Italy, Algiers and Casablance. Returned to USA, Oct '44 Worked at Armament Lab at W/P AFB, Dayton OH until Aug/Sept '45
Air Medal w/3Oak Leaf Cluster' DFC, Purple Heart, 4 campaign ribbons
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Military site
- Known as: 63 Brook Street, London
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 26 February 1920 | |
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Died |
12 October 2003 | ||
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Other Evaded |
France | 14 June 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6563 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / WWW.55th.org roster / self MACR 05736
