Kenneth D Myrick

Military
Ten men in formal Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a wooded area and a wooden fence. Three men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Each airman has a medal pinned on the left jacket pocket. UPL 66117 UPL 66117 384th Bomb Group Medal Recipients. Rear L-R: John W. Gardiner (Distinguished Flying Cross), John W. Butler Jr. (Distinguished Flying Cross), Kenneth W. Myrick (Distinguished Flying Cross), George E. Guiles (Bronze Star)
Front L-R: Walter C. Ciejka, (Distinguished Flying Cross), Arnold Watterson (Bronze Star), Eugene D. Lucynski (Purple Heart). Date of the photo is 7 December 1944.

Photo and identifications/description courtesy of Keith Ellefson & Cindy Farrar Bryan.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/236913/category/2982

384th Bomb Group Grafton Underwood John Warren Gardiner Kenneth D Myrick Walter C Ciejka George E Guiles George Arnold Watterson Eugene D Lucynski John W Butler On

Object Number - UPL 66117 - 384th Bomb Group Medal Recipients. Rear L-R: John W. Gardiner (Distinguished Flying Cross), John W. Butler Jr. (Distinguished Flying Cross), Kenneth...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107121

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kentucky Colonel aka Helena II
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

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5 December 1944

Revisions

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Updated his status from "Civilian" to "Military" since his listed "Role/Job" is "Pilot, Navigator, Co-Pilot, Bombardier/Togglier, Radio Operator, Gunner or Flight Engineer".

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AAIR 44-12-05-513 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

Kenneth D Myrick: Gallery (3 items)

Ten men in formal Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a wooded area and a wooden fence. Three men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Each airman has a medal pinned on the left jacket pocket.

Object number: UPL 66117 - 384th Bomb Group Medal Recipients. Rear L-R: John...

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.

Object number: UPL 66717 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/5 October 1944...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are on the ground.

Object number: UPL 67974 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 25 October 1944/...