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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A mission log for Lieutenant Colonel Paul Chryst of the 91st Bomb Group, 3 August 1944 -15 December 1944. Image via Lieutenant Colonel Paul Chryst, 91st Bomb Group.

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  • Date: 5 August 1944
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

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  • Date: 3 August 1944

Events

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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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