Cunningham, Kenneth Henry

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Cunningham, Kenneth Henry ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Sergeant
Serial Number	18082173 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, effective 4 July 1943. Transferred to the AAF European Theater of Operations Reinforcement Depot, Station 392 for transportation to the United States, per 546th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 8 August 1945 (reference to HQ, 40th Bomb Wing, Special Orders #40), effective 8 August 1945.
Duty	Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	911 - Airplane Armorer
Last Duty Date	8 August 1945
Results	Transferred
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 28 July 1943 per General Orders #82, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 1 August 1943.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 24 August 1916 Ordered to 5th General Hospital, Odstock, Wilts on or about 25 August 1943 for treatment for an indefinite period per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #80 dated 24 August 1943. Reduced from Staff Sergeant to Private without prejudice and promoted to corporal per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #24 dated 4 February 1944. Promoted to Sergeant effective 8 December 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #241 dated 8 December 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Higdon, Philip Earl⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Boyce, Ernest Marshall, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Begab, Meyer (NMI)⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Johnston, Lawrence Edwin, "Larry"⇗	Bombardier	POW
T/SGT. Boehm, Richard John⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
T/SGT. Jett, James Loveless⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Cunningham, Kenneth Henry	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
PVT. Klonowski, Francis Dominick⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Cronin, Willard John⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Jacobson, Joseph (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 4 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
10⇗	25 July 1943	Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
11⇗	28 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29728⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
14⇗	12 August 1943	Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flak damaged three engines preventing full power. Sortie Report⇗
15⇗	15 August 1943	Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France	Ball Turret	42‑29651⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29703. Turned back for unknown reasons. Sortie Report⇗
16⇗	16 August 1943	Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Ball Turret	42‑3440⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at Splasher 11 at 0830 hrs because of an excessive amount of oil coming from #2 engine, which was then feathered. Sortie Report⇗
17⇗	17 August 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑3074⇗	Combat Mission Credit Turned back when #2 engine failed. Supporting documents reveal that the crew received combat credit for this mission. Sortie Report⇗

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