Kenneth Alex Mcvittie
MilitaryAssigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Friedrichshafen 24-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97620; flak hit on return, A/C abandoned, crashed Reichsthal, Germany Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4164
Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32026680 / O-742758
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Waterford, Michigan, USA | 6 October 1920 | Son of Kenneth and Effie W. McVittie. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 24 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
26 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Washtenaw County, MI | 2 July 1999 | |
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Buried |
Ottawa Park Cemetery Clarkston, Oakland County, MI | 5 July 1999 | Ottawa Park Cemetery Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan |
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 24 April 1944 | Assigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |