Ellsworth H Kenyon

Military
media-40129.jpeg UPL 40129 "Lt. Kenyon and crew of the 305th Bomb Group, are shown beside the B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Little Helper'. 15 March 1944. England."

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Object Number - UPL 40129 - "Lt. Kenyon and crew of the 305th Bomb Group, are shown beside the B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Little Helper'. 15 March 1944. England."

B-17 #42-30004 ditched in Channel on 6 September 1943. Returned to base.



Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30242 'Lallah-V III', Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

John Harvey Lambert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14156035
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Martin Joseph Licursi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-791603
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-30004

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group
A line of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress taxiing at Chelveston airfield preparing to take off on another raid. The two rear-most B-17 Flying Fortresses belong to the 364th Bomb Squadron, (WF-N, serial number 42-30242) on the left and (WF-O, serial number 42-29807) on the right. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '29/6/43. WF:N. WF:O 229807.' Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Flying Fortresses Base In Britain. This series of pictures shows scenes at a U.S. air base in

42-30242

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lallah-V III
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Price County, Wisconsin. USA 12 August 1922

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 14 October 1943 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Died

Olympia, Washington, USA 6 November 2002
Wisconsin, USA

Enlisted

Wausau, Wisconsin, USA 3 January 1942

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 911, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 270, 332

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