Crew Roster · Personal File
Kenneth E. Keene
Serial No. O-805634

Kenneth E. Keene

Co-Pilot · Tedford Crew (Reddy Teddy) · 328th Squadron
HometownIndianapolis, IN

Trained as B-24 pilot; flew two tours of combat — first with 93rd Bomb Group, then with 466th Bomb Group, with a 30-day leave in the States between tours.

Completed Tour

Sortie Log

21 CATALOGUED SORTIES
14 JAN 1944 — 23 MAR 1944

The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 183
14 JAN 1944
Pas De Calais AreaV/S
Tedford received air medal on this mission.
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 187
21 JAN 1944
Abbyville, France (target north)
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 203
31 JAN 1944
Abbyville, France
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 208
04 FEB 1944
Frankfurt/MainM/Y
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 210
05 FEB 1944
Chateaudun??
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 218
11 FEB 1944
SiracourtV/S
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 220
12 FEB 1944
St.Pol/SiracourtV/S
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 221
13 FEB 1944
Saracourt, France
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 226
20 FEB 1944
GothaA/I
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 228
21 FEB 1944
Munster (airfield Handorf)
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 233
24 FEB 1944
GothaA/I
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 235
25 FEB 1944
FürthA/I
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 238
28 FEB 1944
Bordeaux, France (airfield south)
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 246
03 MAR 1944
Frankfurt
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 247
04 MAR 1944
Abbyville, France
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 248
05 MAR 1944
BergeracA/F
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 250
06 MAR 1944
GenshagenI/A
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 262
16 MAR 1944
Friedrichshafen??
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 264
18 MAR 1944
Friedrichshaffen
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 273
22 MAR 1944
Berlin??
Reddy Teddy42-99937
№ 275
23 MAR 1944
Münster??
Reddy Teddy42-99937
§ Personal Record
Before the War

Born June 21, 1918 in Connersville, IN; spent most of his life in Indianapolis. Has been in the advertising agency business since 1934. Enlisted in USAAC Sept. 15, 1941 as a private. Completed A&E School; promoted to corporal. Entered Aviation Cadets October 1942; graduated June 1943 as second lieutenant, Class 43E, Southeast Training Command.