Eccleston Kenneth Linwood

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Kenneth Linwood Eccleston is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

Name:

Kenneth Linwood Eccleston

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-794648

Unit:

561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-12-20

State:

New Hampshire

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Kenneth Linwood Eccleston was born on January 29, 1923 in Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on B17 #42-31084 aircraft during World War II. Kenneth was Killed in Action on December 20, 1943 in Bremen, Germany at the age of 20. His name is commemorated on the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. He also has a cenotaph located in Old Pine Grove Cemetery, Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. 1Lt Eccleston was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.