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Personal info

Full name
KENNEY, Joseph Aloysius Jr
Date of birth
5 May 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15324261
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Left Waist Gunner
Unit
579th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1944
Place of death
Northern border of St. Pol, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 9 7

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Kenney (father)
Anna Kenney (mother)
Genevieve Kenney (sister)
Vivian A. Kenney (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-109814
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Jive Bomber
MACR: 3486

More information

S/Sgt Joseph Kenney attended South High School and was employed in a store.

He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 7 November 1942 and was sent overseas in December 1943.

Returning aircrew sightings reported that this aircraft received a direct hit by flak, the right wing was blown off and the plane went down in a spin and was seen to crash and explode, no chutes seen.

S/Sgt Joseph A. Kenney, Jr was first buried at the British Cemetery of St. Pol, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Mireille Goedhart, The Vindicator - 18 August 1944