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NEWKIRK, Kenneth Wayne - Date of
birth
17 July 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Mount Washington, Jackson County, Missouri -
Hometown
Sepulveda, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-772462 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
351st Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 19 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ernest L. Newkirk (father)
Alice Newkirk (mother)
Doris L. Newkirk (sister)
Eleanor A. (Houghton) Newkirk (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38124 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Rheunania Ossag oil refinery
MACR: 11363
More information
2nd Lt Kenneth W. Newkirk graduated from Van Nuys High School and was employed at Lockheed.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve as an aviation cadet in Santa Ana, California on 19 March 1943.
The aircraft was broken in two by collision with A/C 42-31066 which fell on it after being hit by flak. Both aircraft went down in flames.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, 100thBombGroup, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Army Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - 100thBombGroup, The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet - 1 February 1945