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JODRIE, Kenneth Franklin - Date of
birth
7 November 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
New Gloucester, Cumberland County, Maine -
Hometown
Cumberland County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11122437 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
32nd Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1944 - Place of
death
Near Siegburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 21 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Willis L. Jodrie (father)
Ella M. (Jordan) Jodrie (mother)
George W. Jodrie (brother)
Charles R. Jodrie (brother)
Willis L. Jodrie (brother)
Mary M. Jodrie (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30636 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 2853
More information
S/Sgt Kenneth F. Jodrie attended Deering High School before he enlisted in Portland, Maine on 1 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com
www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Payak Family Tree / 1930 Census,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, Scott A. Rayl