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Clyde J. Kennedy
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
O-565838
Unit:
66th Fighter Wing
Date of Death:
1943-09-03
State:
Wisconsin
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Clyde J. Kennedy was born on April 6, 1910. He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 17, 1941. A college graduate who pre-war had worked as a tailor; he was football and basketball captain while at Fond du Lace High School in Wisconsin (graduated 1929). Major Kennedy served in the 66th Fighter Wing during World War II. He was killed on September 3, 1944, the same day that he had received his promotion from Captain to Major (Executive Officer).