Kenneth P. Iverson, B-17 & B-24 Pilot, 376th BG, Libya

Kenneth P. Iverson, B-17 & B-24 Pilot, 376th BG.

Entered Aviation Cadets Oct. 1941.

Primary training:Colman, TX

Basic Flight Training: Randolph Field, San Antonio, TX

Advanced Training: Biggs Field, El Paso, TX

Wings: July 3, 1942

Flew B-17s on sub patrol Seabring,FL

B-24 Training: Tucson AZ

Crew assignment: Tucson then to Biggs Field, El Paso, TX

Picked up a new airplane at Salinas, KS

Flew to Cairo, Egypt

Assigned to 376th Bomb Group

Stationed at Saluki, Libya. Flew missions into Italy, Sicily and later Greece, Romania, and Austria.

(Source: Air Expo 2002 Heroes and Legends event program.)