Stephen Robert Kennedy

Military
media-28541.jpeg 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

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Lola Kennedy (spouse)

Object Number - UPL 28541 - 2nd LT. STEPHEN ROBERT KENNEDY (bombardier) Enlisted: November 19, 1941 Killed: November 30, 1944 15th Air Force / 774th Bomb Squadron /...

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'
  • 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

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Information given by user 'Kipper' with UPL 28541:
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/28541

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