Serviceman

Kenneth W Dudley

840th

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Army serial number: O-746998
Rank: 2LT (14 June 1944), 2LT (6 July 1944), 2LT (10 July 1944), 2nd Lt (14 July 1944)
Hometown: DETROIT MI; Detroit MI; Detroit, MI
Also written: Kenneth Dudley
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 241
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Ewald A. Swanson Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

mission 49, 14 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
14 June 1944	Air Medal	1048	2LT
6 July 1944	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	1602	2LT
6 July 1944	Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster	1606	2LT
10 July 1944	Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster	1744	2LT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 6901 · 42-32109 Mizpah · 14 July 1944 · mission 49, 14 July 1944

Photographs naming him

Kenneth Walter Dudley · view at American Air Museum in Britain

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Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 11: DUDLEY, Kenneth W · 14 July 1944

AFPPA- 11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
File 6901
Name of crew member :
DUDLEY, Kenneth W.
Rank:
2nd Lt
Serial number:
0-746998
Position: Crew (Pomber)
Bombardier
Did he bail out? unknown
Where?
If
not, why not' ? Beloived To be bloser To peice
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane 20 sec.
before bumbs and
Was he injured?
Where was he when las' seen? before The mission
Any
hearsay information Ecoro pilot He said The DOSE
OFThE PLANE was gase, blown OFFIC
HAKAN DE beleived T be bembardier
was blows To poices
Source
: just Ewald SWANSON Pilet
Any explanat i'on of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition : Avery
relipbte
brave And
ON The job rather
of sovedites restot our lives DDAY
His
Total
number of mission of above crew member : ape 43 -47
Dates
and destinations if possible:
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 6901, page 11 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 14: DUDLEY, Kenneth W · 14 July 1944

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INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
File 6901
Name of crew member
DUDLEY, Kenneth W,
Rank:
2nd Lt
Serial number:
0-746998
Position: Crew (Bomber) :Bombardier
Did he bail out?
s do Net KM
Where?
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane : EARLY IN
THE WISSION As / Reporter MY huns wast IN Good SHARE
Was he injured?
Do not know
Where was he when last seen?
Isam nim last IN THE nose of THE Hip
Any hears ay information We more about 15 seconds from tombs
away WHEN The ship was ket. 3 heard The call over THE
inTerpHone To leave THE SHIR WHICH / did.
Source:
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition
Total number of missions of above crew member: App. 10
Dates and destinations if possible:
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 6901, page 14 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 26 · 14 July 1944

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AFPPA-11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
File 6901
Name of crew rember:
DODLEY, Kenneth I,
Rank:
2nd Lt
Serial number:
0-746978
Position: Crew (Bomber)
Bonbardier
Did he bail out? UNKNOWN
Where? -
If not, why not ? PROBABLY KILLED INSTANTLY By DiRECT HIT ON NOSE OFSHIP
Last conversation prior time of loss of plane : BOMBARDIER
contact or just to or at
DUDLEY HAD SAID 20 SECONDS FOR BOMBS AWAY" LAST , HEARD OF EHIM
Was he injured? UNKNOWN
Where was he when last seen?
NOSE OF SHIP ON BOMB SIGHT
Any hearsay informatic
As FAR ASI know DUDLEY WAS ONTHE
SIGHT READY to DROP BOMBS ON TARGET WHENOUR SHIT
WAS HIT
Source
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: A DIRECT HIT ON
NOSE OF SHIP By 88 MM ANTI AIRCRAPT BLEW THE WHOLE NOSE ASSEMBLY
To KINGDOM COME - YOUCAN JUDGE THE REST
Total number of missions of above crew member: ABOUT 45 missions.35. SORTIES
Dates and destinations if possible: UNKNOWN
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 6901, page 26 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

16 more statements from MACR 6901 are on the loss record.

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