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EHRHART, Kenneth V - Date of
birth
1909 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6553476 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Nose Turret Gunner -
Unit
328th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 June 1944 - Place of
death
30 meters behind the houses with the numbers 43 to 49
Pannebekestraat, Brugge, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Emery Ehrhart (father)
Lula Ehrhart (mother)
Clydean Ehrhart (brother)
Rex Ehrhart (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110081 -
Data
Type: B-24-J
Nickname: Able Mabel
Destination: Pas de Calais, France
Mission: Bombing of the V1 launch sites of Fressin and Bachimont, France
MACR: 6153
More information
T/Sgt Kenneth V. Ehrhart attended high school for 4 years and was a chauffeur. He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States on 7 April 1942.The aircraft was badly damaged by flak near Maldegem, Belgium. The number four engine caught fire, the pilot dumped the bombs and peeled and headed for the coast but all the crew were forced to bail out. The aircraft crashed at 1750 hrs. There crew members were 3 killed and 7 survived and were taken prisoner. The three casualties apparently delayed their jump too long.
The airplane came down in a field, just 30 meters behind a row of houses. At the time these houses were situated on the edge of a densely populated residential area.
T/Sgt Ehrhart's body was found in the plane.
On 3 July 2004 a memorial plaque was inaugurated that is placed on the wall of house n° 49 at the intersection with the Sint-Jozefstraat.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930 Census / California Voter Registration
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, Shansen