Name:
Charles A. Kemnitz
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-758349
Unit:
584th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-10-08
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
B
Row:
32
Grave:
54
Decoration:
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
2nd Lt Charles A. Kemnitz, pilot of the B-26 Marauder 43-34141, took off from A-50 Orléans-Bricy on a bombing mission over Arhweiler, Germany's railroad. Although the mission was successful, just as they were about to land back in Bricy, their plane collided with B-26 Marauder 42-96271, killing both crews.