Monuments
US Airfield A-5 (404th Fighter Group) Monument
Espy & Kitchens Memorial (404th Fighter Group, 508th Fighter Squadron)
Name:
Benjamin F. Kitchens
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-671664
Unit:
508th Fighter Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-06-24
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
D
Row:
15
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
First Lieutenant Benjamin Kitchens took off from 414 Winkton, Dorset, UK, in his P-47 Thunderbolt 42-25872 on a ground support mission to Avranches. Collided with Lt. Espy's plane at 1345.