Kenneth Henry Buchmann | American Air Museum

Kenneth Henry Buchmann

Military

He entered the service on 04 November 1942 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps; he had four years of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Charwomen and cleaners".

According to Frank Guild's book: 'Journey to the Far Shore', Kenneth was a member of the 84th TCS in 1945.

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Units served with

C-47 Skytrains of the 83rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group.

437th Troop Carrier Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

84th Troop Carrier Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

Places

Lieutenant Don Handigard and Lieutenant "Cozy" Cole, pilots of the 437th Troop Carrier Group outside their Nissen hut at Ramsbury. Spring 1944. Image via Richard Denison. Written on slide casing: 'Don Handigard & "Cozy" Cole, 437 TCG, Ramsbury, Sp 1944, Handigard KIA 6/6/44.'

Ramsbury

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born		28 January 1923
Died		15 January 2003

Revisions

Date21 Dec 2018 15:12:30

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Sources

NARA AAD
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Frank Guild's book: 'Journey to the Far Shore'