Kendzur Max S.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Max S. Kendzur

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-862164

Unit:

45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-06-16

State:

Connecticut

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

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Comments:

Max S. Kendzur served as a First Lieutenant and Engineer on B-29 "Stockett's Rocket" #42-6261, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force that was lost aboard B-29 Superfortress
#42-6261 "Stockett's Rocket" when it disappeared over the "Hump" (India-China border region) on mission to steel works at Yawata, Japan. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. Max was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.