Paul D Kahl
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 72490
UPL 72490
42-5789 'Golden Bear'
91st BG/322nd BS, early 1943
LIFE Magazine Archives - David Scherman (photographer).
91st Bomb Group
322nd Bomb Squadron
VIII Bomber Command 65
42-5789
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Edwin L Baxley
Paul D Kahl
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91st BG/322nd BS, early 1943
LIFE Magazine Archives - David Scherman (photographer).
LIFE Magazine Archives - David Scherman (photographer). Copyright expired
Pilot of aircraft when shot down 22 June 1943 in B-17 42-5789 'Golden Bear'. Survived and became a PoW.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: 'Golden Bear'
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 June 1943
- Date: 15 June 1943
- Date: 13 June 1943
- Date: 11 June 1943
- Date: 29 May 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Promoted |
19 June 1943 | Promoted to 1LT |
Revisions
ContributorTallPaul19
Changes
Sources
Updated details. Pilot survived, became PoW. (As per Ray Bowden book "Plane Names and Fancy Noses")
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor