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.