Kenneth O Reed

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28764. Plane ditched in North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Body never recovered.



Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-28784

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

North Sea 29 April 1944 Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28764. Plane ditched in North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
New York State

Based

Hethel 29 April 1944 Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA

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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia