Kalen Heath
Military
From Left to Right:
SSGT Kalen Heath - Gunner
1LT Leo Poundstone - Pilot
SSGT Arnold Burland - Gunner
Object Number - UPL 48591 - 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF From Left to Right: SSGT Kalen Heath - Gunner 1LT Leo Poundstone - Pilot SSGT Arnold Burland - Gunner
Heath's gravestone has his date of birth as 18 Sept 1924. EVERYTHING else (draft registration card, North Carolina birth index, SSI death file, etc...) has his date of birth as 24 Sept 1918. It would seem whomever ordered the gravestone transposed the numbers "18" and "24." His draft registration was in October 1940. He wouldn't have needed to register then if he were born in 1924 as he only would have just turned 16.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748012
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749491
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Stokes County, North Carolina | 24 September 1918 | |
| Rockingham, North Carolina | 16 October 1940 | ||
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Bagnoles de-L'Orne, France | 24 June 1944 | |
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Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Deggendorf, Germany | 20 April 1945 | |
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Died |
Eden, North Carolina | 8 November 2004 | |
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Buried |
Eden, North Carolina | 11 November 2004 | Ridgeview Memorial Gardens Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA |