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Personal info

Full name
HUNTER, Kenneth W Jr
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Florida
Hometown
Duval County, Florida

Military service

Service number
O-759012
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
394th Fighter Squadron,
367th Fighter Group
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
3 November 1944
Place of death
4 miles from Juvincourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 11 49

Immediate family

Members
Kenneth W. Hunter (father)
Aileen O. Hunter (mother)
Margaret Hunter (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
43-28264
Data
Type: P-38J-15-LO
Nickname: Grizelda
Destination: Test Flight
Mission: Test Flight
MACR: 10119

More information

His death was caused by either mechanical or pilot failure, during a test flight.

1st Lt Kenneth W. Hunter Jr. was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Champigneul, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy