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 Châteaubernard. He collided with the P-38 43-28456 of Lt Grdenich at 0920.