Kenneth Staunton Hastings
Military
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UPL 49589
Kenneth S Hastings
398th
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 21-Nov-44 in B-17 44-8348. Shot down. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-723562
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14134970 / O-823304
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34711237
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771335
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nutty Huzzy
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Leominster, Massachusetts, USA | 18 April 1922 | Born Leominster, Massachusetts |
Enlisted |
Fitchburg, Massachusetts | 24 September 1942 | Enlisted Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
Based |
Merseburg Germany | 28 August 1944 - 21 November 1944 | Joined the 603rd heavy bomber squadron on August 28th 1944. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Eisenach, Germany | 21 November 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) Eisenach, Germany |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten Netherlands | 1 January 1946 | Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Netherlands |