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WYLIE, Kenneth Cameron - Date of
birth
15 November 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31261735 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
566th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Altwarmbüchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 31 | 46 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Anna A. Wylie (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-10579 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Pugnacious Princess Pat
Destination: Misburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Deurag oil refinery
MACR: 11208
More information
S/Sgt Kenneth C. Wylie was a routeman for Canada Dry Ginger Ale Company.He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 25 March 1943.
At bombs away the airplane was hit by flak in the bomb bay and right wing and immediately bursted in to flames. The right wing came off. The tail assembly disintegrated and the aircraft apparently disintegrated also. Five crew members were taken prisoner, six were killed. They were initally buried at the community cemetery of Altwarmbüchen on 27 November 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Mireille Goedhart / www.ukiahdailyjournal.com