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name
CALDWELL, Kenneth - Date of
birth
3 March 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Fullerton, Orange County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
0-728576 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
377th Fighter Squadron,
362nd Fighter Group
-
Awards
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
19 May 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Griesbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 20 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John W. Caldwell (father)
Cora B. (McCaskill) Caldwell (mother)
Lorraine A. Caldwell (sister)
Dorothy G. Caldwell (sister)
Howard G. Caldwell (brother)
Helen E. (Swartling) Caldwell (wife)
Larry K. Caldwell (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-20478 -
Data
Type: P-47D-30-RE
Destination: Not available
Mission: Not available
MACR: Not available
More information
Capt Kenneth Caldwell college and was a machinist.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at March Field, Riverside, California, on 13 January 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Larry K, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McCaskill Family Tree, http://p-47.database.pagesperso-orange.fr/Database/44-xxxxx.htm
Photo source: Santa Ana Register - September 1945