Kuentzel Ward Albert

Monuments

Name:

Ward Albert Kuentzel

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-730534

Unit:

434th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-19

State:

California

Cemetery:

North Kern Cemetery, Delano, California

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 16 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hea

Comments:

1st Lt Ward A. Kuentzel, pilot of the P-38 Lightning 42-104427, took off from station 377 Wattisham, Suffolk, UK on a mission over Cognac Ch�teaubernard. He collided with the P-38 43-28456 of Lt Grdenich at 0920.