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Kenneth
Ashton
Flinn
POW (WWII) KIA
October 21, 1932

–

July 24, 1945

Born:

Oakland

, 

California

Home:

Berkeley

, 

California

Kenneth Flinn became a World War II Navy ACE, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and captured on October 13, 1944. He died in captivity on or about July 24, 1945.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    October 13, 1944 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade Kenneth Ashton Flinn (NSN: 0-291306), United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces after he was shot down in October 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Essex (CV-9)

    Action Date:

    October 10, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 339 (June 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Kenneth Ashton Flinn (NSN: 0-291306), United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron FIFTEEN (VF-15), embarked in U.S.S. ESSEX (CV-9), in the Nansei Islands area, on 10 October 1944.