Kenneth Monroe Cunningham
MilitaryAssigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Moosbeirbaum, Austria 28-Aug-44 with Jonas Blank crew in B-17 42-97913. Evaded (EVD) capture in Yugoslavia. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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![Seen through a 433rd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress' strike camera, a 816th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5786) nicknamed "Whizzer II" goes down over Nis in Yugoslavia on the 15th of April 1944 in a gout of flame after taking a direct flak hit. There were no survivors. Official caption on image: "(483BG:4M3:2VI) (4:15:1208) (24:21300) ([south-west arrow] 140 [degrees]) (Nis M/Y Yugo) (Ship 111 816 Sq)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/4/44. 483BG, 15AF. Nis, Yugoslavia. 42-5786](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457805.jpg.webp?itok=YT0rrjph)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 815th Bomb Squadron 483rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-25994
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 815th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Niaunga, Webster County, Missouri | 8 April 1920 | Born Niaunga, Webster County, Missouri |
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Died |
Warrensburg, Missouri | 6 December 2015 | Died Warrensburg, Missouri |
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Buried |
Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Springfield, Missouri | 9 December 2015 | Interred Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Springfield, Greene County, Missouri |