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Triggs, Kenneth Robert

Service number:
128032
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Kenneth Triggs appears to have been a navigator.
Very little else is know regarding this airman.

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Promotions:
? : Sergeant
May 21st, 1941; Pilot Officer (probation/emergency
May 24th, 1942: Flying Officer (war sub)
May 24th, 1943: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Unit:
No. 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
October 6th, 1942
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Awarded on:
January 14th, 1944
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
No. 692 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
November 17th, 1944
Group citation:
"One night in October, 1944, a force of bombers was detailed for an important low level mining mission, an operation requiring considerable skill and accuracy in flying. The target was strongly defended by heavy and light anti-aircraft guns, searchlights and balloons. Undeterred by these hazards and the most adverse weather, the operation was completed successfully. The success achieved reflects the greatest credit on the following personnel."

Second DFC awarded as a bar for on the ribbon of the first DFC.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Unit:
No. 692 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
July 17th, 1945
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Sources

  • - Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35731 published on the 2 October 1942
    - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36799 published on the 14 November 1944
    - Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36329 published on the 11 January 1944
    - Fifth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 37182 published on the 13 July 1945
    - Aircrew Remembrance Society

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