Kenneth Eldon CHRISTENSEN | |||||||
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 38130722 | ||||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 COLORADO | ||||||
| STATE | Tulsa County OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Decorators and window dressers |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 23 july 1942 Tulsa OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 545th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 384th Bomb Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 04 july 1943 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Poillé-sur-Vegre (ferme famille Gouin) Lieu-dit Grand-Breil SARTHE | ||||||
| DATA PLAN | B-17 Fortress - type F-40-DL - s/n 42-3235 JD*T "Lakanuki" Macr: 4495 Mission: Usine Gnome & Rhone LE MANS (72) Take Off station 106 Grafton Underwood, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - MACR 4495 & 3035 Helped during the escape by: Mr Auduc, Mr Bouvret, André Dubois, Victor David, Mme Heissat etc.. Shot by hunter Focke Wulf 190 -A5 piloté par Uffz Wolfgang Ortlepp du JG2/Stab of 28000 pieds | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | ||||||
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In memory of the US aviators that crashed over Poille (Sarthe) | |||||||
Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-40-DL - s/n 42-3235 JD*T "Lakanuki" |
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Lawrence Wayne MYER | Pilot | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Norman Alton GAUNTT | CoPilot | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | James Claybourne CROUCH | Navigator | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Thomas Henty BRZOZNOWSKI | Bomber | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| T/Sergeant | Jack DAVIDSON | Radio | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| T/Sergeant | James Lynn LARUE | Mechanic | Dead - Colfax Cem. Washington USA | |
| Sergeant | Kenneth Eldon CHRISTENSEN | Gunner | Dead - Cem Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| S/Sergeant | Floyd C Jr HUBBLE | Gunner | Dead - Cem Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| S/Sergeant | David L BUTCHER | Gunner |
Evasion with network Françoise - Dead in 2004 Ashes scattered around the monument - Help during his escape: Mr Auduc, Mr Bouvret, André Dubois, Victor David, Mme Heissat etc.. |
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| Sergeant | James Thomas CARTER | Gunner | Dead - Fort Sam Houston Nat Cem | |
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE - Findagrave.com |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |