Henry A Kaul
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Fred W. Glover (CO), Capt. Leroy A Carpenter, Jr., Lt. Maurice W. Miller, Jr., F/O Donald P. Baugh, Lt. Robert O. Davis, Lt. William H. Ayer, Lt. Richard E. Moore, Lt. Douglas N. Groshong, Lt. John W. Izant, Lt. James F. Hileman, Lt. Van E. Chandler, Lt. Harry N. Hagan, Capt. Joseph H. Joiner and Lt. Donald J. Pierini.
SECOND ROW L-R: Lt. Harold H. Fredericks, Lt. Thomas A. McCord, Lt. Wilmer W. Collins, Lt. Benjamin L. Griffin, Lt. Woodrow W. Schaefer, Lt. Richard J. Corbett, Capt. Carl R. Alfred, Capt. William D. Riedel and Lt. Earl F. Hustwit.
THIRD ROW L-R: Maj. John D. McFarlane, Lt. Harold R. Crawford, Lt. Douglas P. Pederson, Lt. Paul M. Morgan, Lt. Beachem O. Brooker, Jr., Lt. Henry A. Kaul, Lt. Francis M. Grove, Lt. Franklin W. Young, Lt. Melvin N. Dickey, Lt. Robert J. Cavallo, Lt. Harry L. Davis and Lt. George E. Ridler.
BOTTOM ROW L-R: Lt. Melvin C. Franklin, Lt. John P. Murchake, Jr. and Lt. William H. Hastings.
Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
Object Number - UPL 14875 - 1 January 1945 - The pilots of the 336th Fighter Squadron pose for the camera. TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Fred W. Glover (CO), Capt. Leroy A Carpenter, Jr.,...
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ground strafing mission to Minden, Germany. A/C P-51D 44-63233. 'Inkys Dinky' hit some trees and crashed whilst strafing trucks. Lt Kaul seen outside of wrecked A/C with partly deployed chute, but motionless. Killed in Action KIA. 11-Feb-45. MACR 12322.
Awards: AM (5 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Inky's Dinky
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Forest Park, IL, USA | 9 December 1922 | Son of Henry and Martha [Kaeppel] Kaul. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 28 October 1944 - 11 February 1945 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Herford, Germany | 11 February 1945 - 11 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) ground strafing mission to Minden, Germany. A/C P-51D 44-63233. 'Inkys Dinky' hit some trees and crashed whilst strafing trucks. Lt Kaul seen outside of wrecked A/C with partly deployed chute, but motionless. Killed in Action KIA. 11-Feb-45. MACR 12322. |
| Oak Park, Illinois, USA | |||
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Buried |
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Enlisted |
Illinois, USA |
Revisions
ABMC, MACR 12322 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
