Kenneth Dean Erickson
MilitaryAssigned to 96BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oswiecim, Poland 20-Aug-44; shot down by enemy aircraft, A/C crashed Balassog, Hungary. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11699
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Streak
- Unit: 96th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Langdon, Minnesota | 25 September 1923 | Born Langdon, Minnesota |
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Enlisted |
Minneapolis, Minnesota | 14 December 1942 | Enlisted Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag VIIB, Moosburg, Austria | 20 August 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag VIIB |
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Died |
22 July 1987 | ||
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Buried |
Lakeside Cemetery, Hastings, Minnesota | 25 July 1987 | Interred Lakeside Cemetery Hastings Dakota County, Minnesota |