Name:
Robert L. Kingen
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
15083507
Unit:
368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1997-12-18
State:
Indiana
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SSgt Robert L. Kingen, belly gunner of the B-17 41-24501, took off from Station 111 in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over St Nazaire’s submarine pens. They were targeted by flak and fighters until the crew bailed out over the Atlantic. Kingen was taken prisoner and sent to Stalag 17B in Braunau, Gneikendorf.