Paul Kirken

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-20477.png UPL 20477 Original USAAF photo caption (23106 AC) : “Left to right : S/Sgt. Lalaus M. Fultz, Kuttawa, Ky.; S/Sgt. Richard H. Hickman, Philadelphia, Pa.; S/Sgt. James W. Holliday, Canton, Ohio; S/Sgt. Paul Kirken, Denora, Pa. and S/Sgt Paul Logan, Everett, Wash., all of whom received Air Medals.” [ Awards ceremony in Cairo, Egypt, North Africa – photo sent on 3 March 1943 through Evaluation Unit, AAF from 9th Combat Camera Unit, Cairo, Egypt. ] – NOTE : The photo shows only 4 men, while the caption has five names. S/Sgt Fultz is out of frame at extreme left. USAAF photo 23122 AC shows Kirken and Logan next to each other, allowing their correct identification. Kirken is here 3rd fom left and Logan 4th at extreme right. ]

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Object Number - UPL 20477 - Original USAAF photo caption (23106 AC) : “Left to right : S/Sgt. Lalaus M. Fultz, Kuttawa, Ky.; S/Sgt. Richard H. Hickman, Philadelphia, Pa.;...

Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 16-Apr-43 in B-24 41-23732 'Liberty Lass. ' Plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH.



Note: Losses and NARA spell last name with an 'e' while MACR uses an 'o'

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12030272
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-790930
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35170034
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-660347
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-433371
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Liberty Lass
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Donora, Washington County, PA 28 September 1919 Son of Anthony and Magdalena Kirken.

Enlisted

2 January 1942

Died

Killed in action

Bay of Biscay 16 April 1943 Shot down 16-Apr-43 in B-24 41-23732 'Liberty Lass. ' Plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA).

Based

Hardwick 16 April 1943 Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Saint Dominic Cemetery Donora, Washington County, PA Re-Interred Saint Dominic Cemetery Donora, Washington County, Pennsylvania

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 104, National WW II Monument NARA listing, MACR 15198

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