Name | Wyatt, Kenneth Ainley ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 39291805 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 24 March 1944, effective 24 March 1944. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 29 May 1944 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 5318⇓ (14.009 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Bennett, Dewayne (NMI), "Ben"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Spiers, Paul Robert⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Rovero, Aldo John⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Burcham, Eugene Emmons⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Perrone, Michael J⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Holland, James Alvin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Zelazoski, Bernard Leo⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Trumbo, James Donovan⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Wyatt, Kenneth Ainley | Flexible Gunner | POW |
SGT. Gale, Verlin Clinton⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37792⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
110⇗ | 20 May 1944 |
Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37792⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned bombs because togglier did not have sufficient instruction in releasing bombs. Sortie Report⇗ |
116⇗ | 27 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102518⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
119⇗ | 29 May 1944 |
Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97573⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Apparently struck by flak, 'fell out of formation and dropped down in a right turn and swung around to 6 o'clock low. Five to nine chutes have been reported as emerging.' There may have been fires aboard. Aircraft apparently exploded in mid-air. MACR 5318 Sortie Report⇗ |