398th Bomb Group
Memorial
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S/Sgt. Kenneth A. Green's Diary History

History of the Diary

  1. Veteran/Position/Squadron/Crew:
    S/Sgt. Kenneth A. Green
    B-17 Gunner
    603rd Squadron
    Kenneth S. Hastings Crew.
    After Kenneth Hastings was KIA, S/Sgt. Kenneth A. Green flew with mixed crews.
  2. Original Diary Location:
    The handwritten original is with the Kenneth A. Green family.
  3. Copies at Key Repositories:
    8th AF Heritage Museum in Savannah: Unknown
    Hertfordshire Archives: Unknown
    398th's Wally Blackwell: Paper and Electronic
    398th's Joe Mansell:Paper and Electronic
    398th's Dave Jordan: Paper and Electronic
    398th's Geoff Rice: Paper
    398th's Allen Ostrom: Unknown
    398th Web Site/Archive: Electronic
  4. Period Covered:
    Thirty 398th Missions between September 3, 1944 and March 17, 1945.
  5. When written:
    Thought to be written right after each mission.
  6. Transcribers to Electronic Text:
    Joe K. Mansell, some editing by Wally Blackwell and Dave Jordan
  7. Contact Information:
    Comments or corrections about this diary can be sent to the 398th Comment Coordinator.
  8. Epilogue:
    Not available.