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NAME Kenneth Curtis Gros |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 335007 |
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| HOME OF RECORD Sulphur, LA |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Carmalette Gros |
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| DATE OF BIRTH 1925 |
ENTERED SERVICE 1942 |
DATE OF LOSS December 3, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomons |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal |
CASUALTY TYPE MIA / Declared Dead December 4, 1943 |
UNIT VMSB-131 |
DUTY Gunner |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Kenneth Gros was an aerial gunner assigned to VMSB-131, flying TBF Avenger bombers out of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. On 3 December 1942, the crew of TBF-1 BuNo 00558 – First Lieutenant Bruce C. Pelto, Corporal Vernon L. Goodwin, and PFC Gros – participated in a strike against Japanese shipping about 160 miles northwest of Guadalcanal. The return flight was made after dark and in very poor weather. Lieutenant Pelto’s plane was last heard from about twenty miles from Guadalcanal; it never returned to the field. All three Marines were declared dead on 4 December 1943. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Commendation Ribbon, Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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i am his great nephew, i am posting in event that any info comes in the future. Feel free to contact me.
My name is Curtis D. Gros. I’m from Sulphur,La. and live in Lafayette, La. Pfc Kenneth Curtis Gros was my uncle, the youngest brother of my father. This post is for any info that may surface at a later date. Please contact me if needed.