Kenneth Seebold Kenyon
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 29377 - S/Sgt Kenneth S Kenyon 752BS, 458BG, 8AF.
Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down Diest, Belgium 20-Jul-44 in B-24 42-95117. No 1 engine exploded, loss of control followed. Parachute failed to open. Killed in Action (KIA). 20-Jul-44 MACR 7255.
Awards: GC, PH.
Connections
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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: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1285625
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: You Cant Take It With You!
- Unit: 450th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Glendale, CA, USA | 19 December 1917 | Son of Frederick and Alice E [Seebold] Kenyon. |
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Enlisted |
Hemet, CA, USA | 29 July 1942 | Hemet, California |
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Died |
Diest, Belgium | 20 July 1944 | Shot down Diest, Belgium 20-Jul-44 in B-24H 42-95117. No 1 engine exploded, loss of control followed. Parachute failed to open. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7255. |
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Buried |
Webbekom, Germany | 21 July 1944 | Interred Webbekom Cemetery |
| El Centro, CA, USA | |||
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | 20 July 1944 | Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory San Diego San Diego County CA | Re-Interred Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory San Diego San Diego County California, USA |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7255 / MACR 7255 & Page 278of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
