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Personal info

Full name
KENNEDY, Lowell Dean
Date of birth
18 August 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Lawton, Commanche County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
18191899
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Unit
533rd Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 May 1944
Place of death
Melchow, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 37 54

Immediate family

Members
Troy Kennedy (father)
Gladys (Cornett) Kennedy (mother)
Irwin J. Hansell (stepfather)
Troy Wynona Kennedy (sister)
Leota Kennedy (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31698
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 5319

More information

S/Sgt Lowell Kennedy graduated from Lawton High School in 1942. He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Amry of the United States on 22 October 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

B-17 #42-31698 was crippled by enemy fire during the first fighter attack. The right wing broke off and as it went down, collided with B-17 #42-97214. Both airplane exploded.

Of this B-17 two crew members were taken prisoner, seven men were killed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com,
www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Lawton High School 1942, www.findagrave.com