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KINNEY, George Auston - Date of
birth
19 November 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11110970 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
16 December 1943 - Place of
death
Kimswerd, Friesland, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles M. Kinney (father)
Mary V. Kinney (mother)
Eleanor F. Kinney (sister)
Mary V. Kinney (sister)
Elizabeth K. Kinney (sister)
Monica V. Kinney (sister)
Charles M. Kinney (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3265 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Holy Mackeral
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port area
MACR: 1568
More information
S/Sgt George A. Kinney was a mechanic.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Providence, Rhode Island on 27 October 1942.
When the B-17 #42-30860 was attacked by fighters, witnesses saw it exploded and, when going down, colliding with #42-3265 between the Dutch mainland and the Frisian Islands east of Texel.
Nine crew members were killed, one survived and was taken prisoner.
S/Sgt Kinney was initially buried at the cemetery of Kimswerd on 18 December 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Barker Family Tree, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Scott