Stephen Robert Kennedy
Military
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UPL 28541
2nd LT. STEPHEN ROBERT KENNEDY (bombardier)
Enlisted: November 19, 1941
Killed: November 30, 1944
15th Air Force / 774th Bomb Squadron / 463rd Bomb Group / 5th Bomb Wing
Celone, Italy
Enlisted: November 19, 1941
Killed: November 30, 1944
15th Air Force / 774th Bomb Squadron / 463rd Bomb Group / 5th Bomb Wing
Celone, Italy
Photo courtesy of Mrs. Lola Kennedy (spouse)
Stephen Kennedy served as a bombardier with the 744th Bomb Squadron of the 463rd Bomb Group, flying missions out of Celone, Italy. He was Killed in Action on 30 November 1944 wHen his aircraft, B-17 42-97737, crashed on take off.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 774th Bomb Squadron 49th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
19 November 1941 | ||
Died |
30 November 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Information given by user 'Kipper' with UPL 28541:
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/28541