Martin J Kilcoyne

Military
media-18747.jpeg UPL 18747 (left to right) Martin Kilcoyne, Donat Heon, George Amoroso (KIA 11/1/44).

Photo collection of T/Sgt. Kilcoyne

Object Number - UPL 18747 - (left to right) Martin Kilcoyne, Donat Heon, George Amoroso (KIA 11/1/44).

He flew on Arthur Crapsey crew. Reported to group on 19 Nov 1943. Completed 32 missions from Oct 1943-Sept 1944. He was injured on his second mission to Osnabruck, 22 Dec. 1943. He returned to active duty in April 1944 as a spare crewmember.



AM 3/OLC; DFC; PH; 3 Battle Stars;

Martin went on to study Russian history gaining a doctorate. He researched the career of Lt. General Frank Armstrong who commanded the 306th for just six weeks in 1943.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 306th Bomb Group, fitted with a chin turret. Marked "Not To Be Published" 25 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortress's New Chin Turret. Associated Press Photo Shows:- The new chin turret - so-called because it is fitted under the "chin" of the aircraft - is the latest addition to the armour of the Flying Fortress. These pictures show different views of the turret and its two .50 calibre machine-guns. GLE 262629/30/1/2/3. 25-11-43-Y.' On reverse: Ministry of Inf

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tar Heel Peggy
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

576

  • Date: 26 August 1944

570

  • Date: 25 August 1944

552

  • Date: 14 August 1944

548

  • Date: 13 August 1944

527

  • Date: 7 August 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

29 March 1989

Buried

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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306th Echoes October 1980

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Operational Sortie Record - Certified by Lt. Col. Robert C. Williams

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, First Over Germany pg. 184, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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Object number: UPL 18747 - (left to right) Martin Kilcoyne, Donat Heon...