Kinnon Wilford Taylor

Military

Shot down 24 Feb 1944 in B-17 #41-24571 ‘Indianapolis War Bird' on mission to Steyr, Aus, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2619.

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Units served with

2nd Bomb Group

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

49th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24571

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Indianapolis War Bird
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Georgia, USA 25 August 1919

Died

Georgia, USA 11 April 1990 (aged 70)

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 February 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Buried

Waycross, Georgia, USA Kettle Creek Cemetery

Revisions

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Added this person per info in the A/C #41-24571 description section and in MACR 2619.
Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 75443076.