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KANE, Fred Joseph "Freddie" - Date of
birth
8 December 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Olpe, Lyon County, Kansas -
Hometown
Sedgwick County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-752921 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
578th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 April 1944 - Place of
death
4 kilometres north of Fuhrberg/Hannover, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 24 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John E. Kane (father)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-100100 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Double Trouble
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 4444
More information
Eyewitness account by a returning Pilot, 2nd Lt R.E. Sabourin, stated that the ship was hit by flak just before a fighter attack; that it swung off to the left and started back with no apparent damage, no chutes were seen. In German report stated that this aircraft had crashed at 11:06 hours, 4 kilometres north of Fuhrberg/Hannover, Germany. One dead aviator was reported being found in the wreckage who was identified as Lt Kane, The Bombardier.Lt Roper, the Navigator, stated in the Casualty Report that the plane had come under attack by enemy fighters and the nose of the aircraft took a direct hit by a 20mm shell which killed Lt Kane because as he (Lt Roper) was attempting to pull the member out of the nose turret, he found Lt Kane dead after the Pilot had given an abandon order.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.B.24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.footnote.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees, Bombardier Class Book 43-12, Deming AAF, New Mexico