Joseph A Kinney ★ World War II Gold Star Veteran from Massachusetts

On July 28, 1943 Staff Sergeant Kinney was declared a casualty of World War II. ★ He served with honor in the United States Army Air Forces. ★ He is remembered by the people of Massachusetts. ★ May his positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect, and equality for all.

Joseph A Kinney

World War II

Massachusetts

B-17 Airmen

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Service Details

This Profile ID	52256
Service ID	31203187
Name	Joseph A Kinney
From	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Birth Date	June 8, 1914
Casualty Date	July 28, 1943
War	World War II
Service Branch	Army Air Forces
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Specialty	Ball Turret Gunner
Unit/Group	379th Bomber Group, Heavy, 527th Bomber Squadron
Casualty Type	Killed in action
Location	Vries, The Netherlands
Burial	Plot B Row 5 Grave 14, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands
Notable Awards	★ Air Medal ★ Purple Heart
Remembered	Joseph A Kinney is buried or memorialized at Plot B Row 5 Grave 14, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.

Additional Details

Joseph A Kinney was the son of Charles S Kinney and Myrtle M Kennedy. They were originally from Canada and lived near Boston. He graduated from Newton North High School in 1934. When he enlisted in the US Air Corps on September 16, 1942 he was still a Canadian national. He was married to Laura E Kinney in Hollywood, California and left for service 4 days later on May 27, 1943. He had been stationed in Oregon before leaving overseas.

On July 28, 1943 he was on the crew of the B-17F #42-29796 during a mission to bomb an aviation factory at Kassel, Germany. Their plane was damaged by flak and fighters and crashed near Vries, South of Groningen, the Netherlands. Three men survived and evaded capture. Seven crew members were killed.

We identified 7 casualties in our archive related to the #42-29796 incident on July 28, 1943.

◼John Coniglio :: Navigator

◼Harry L Dent :: Right Waist Gunner

◼Richard A Howell :: Top Turret Gunner

◼Joseph A Kinney :: Ball Turret Gunner

◼Thomas V Nash :: Bombardier

◼Charles L Taylor Jr :: Pilot

◼Gilbert L Widick :: Tail Gunner

Commendations + Awards

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★ Air Medal

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

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findagrave.com/ memorial/ 56300556/ joseph-a-kinney

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