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John Benton Kennedy Jr

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

544th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-39991

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Look Homeward Angel
Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group in flight.

8th Air Force 247

Date: 4 March 1944

Places

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Stalag Luft III

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Fresno, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany

4 March 1944

Revisions

Date15 Dec 2017 15:13:58

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

Changes

Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2081

Date19 Jan 2015 01:24:59

Contributorbombercommand

Changes

Sources

384thbombgroup.com

Date27 Sep 2014 18:15:44

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

MACR 2741 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database