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KINNEY, Joseph A - Date of
birth
8 June 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Canada -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31203187 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 July 1943 - Place of
death
Vries, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles S. Kinney (father)
Myrtle M. (Kennedy) Kinney (mother)
Adolphus S. Kinney (brother)
William G. Kinney (brother)
Florence M. Kinney (sister)
Peter C. Kinney (brother)
Laura E. Kinney (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29796 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Fieseler aircraft factory
MACR: 1761
More information
Joseph A. Kinney graduated from Newton North Hig School in 1934 and was a salesman. He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 16 September 1942. At the time of his enlistment he still had the Canadian nationality.The plane was damaged by flak and fighters.
He was initially buried with military honors at the cemetery of Vries on 31 August 1943.
Seven crew members were killed, three evaded capture.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Naturalization Record of father / Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Newton North High School Yearbook / Harry Wouters