Middle name spelling is unique/he is a twin to Doris Genevieve Kuprion
Burial Louisville Memorial Gardens West, Section 3, Lot 628, Grave 5
Army enlistment 18 Nov 1942, Louisville, KY - Army Serial #15372878
Courier-Journal newspaper, Louisville, KY
Sunday March 26, 1944
LOUISVILLIAN DIES IN CRASH
Tail gunner on a Liberator bomber, Pfc. Kenneth Kuprion, 21, of 1302 S. 23d, died yesterday of injuries suffered Thursday when the plane crashed near Tonopah, Nev., during a training mission. Three other members of the ship's crew were killed in the accident.
News of the crash was disclosed yesterday by March Field, Calif. authorities. Eight other airmen injured in the accident were reported recovering.
Kuprion was in Louisville four weeks ago on furlough visiting his wife, Mrs. Dorleen Kuprion, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kuprion, Jr., at the 23d Street address.
A graduate of du Pont Manual Training High School, Kuprion worked for his father, photographer at various race tracks around the country, until he entered service in September, 1942.
Other survivors as a sister, Miss Doris Kuprion, and two brothers, Robert Kuprion and Arthur Kuprion, the latter an air cadet.
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Obituary - Courier-Journal - Thursday, March 30, 1944
KUPRION, Kenneth G., Friday, March 24, 1944, at Tonopah, Nev., in his 22nd year. Beloved husband of Dorleen Thompson Kuprion; son of Blanche Jhosline and Arthur E. Kuprion; brother of Miss Doris Kuprion, Arthur Jr. and Robert Kuprion. Remains will arrive Friday, March 31, and will be moved to the funeral home of Carl E. Herbold, 20th and Broadway, where funeral services will be held **Saturday morning April 1 at 10 o'clock. Interment in Louisville Memorial Park. (now Louisville Memorial Gardens West) ** according to the records of the cemetery, the burial was 31 March 1944
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Idaho Statesman newspaper, Boise, ID
Sunday 26 March 1944; Page 6, Column 5
Crash in Desert Kills Four Men
March Field, Calif - Death total of men killed when a B-24 four-engined Liberator bomber crashed in the desert ten miles from the Tonopah, Nev Army air field rose to four Saturday, when one of the injured crew members died, March Field officials announced.
Latest victim was Pfc. Kenneth G. Kuprion, 21, Lewisville(sic), KY. Kuprion died in the Tonopah Hospital where he was taken after the crash. Eight other injured fliers were reported recovering.
The bomber was on a combat training mission from its base at March Field.
The other dead: First Lt. Robert J. Coen, 24, Iowa City, Iowa; Staff Stg. Jacob R. Lawrence, 24, Darby, PA; Corp Wendell P. King, 24, Richmond, VA.
Lieut Robert J. Coen
Find A Grave Memorial# 81677849
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SSGT Jacob R Lawrence
Find A Grave Memorial# 113433613
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Corp Wendell P King
Find A Grave Memorial# 113434251
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From Family Search.org
Groom: Kenneth G Kuprion
Groom's Race: W
Groom's Date of Birth: 08 Sep 1921
Groom's Place of Birth: , , Kentucky
Groom's Residence: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Groom's Number of Marriage:
Groom's Father: Arthur Kuprion
Groom's Mother: Blanche R Joshlen
Bride: Dorleen Thompson
Bride's Race: W
Bride's Date of Birth: 09 Jan 1925
Bride's Place of Birth: , , Tennessee
Bride's Residence: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Bride's Number of Marriage:
Bride's Father: W T Thompson
Bride's Mother: Mignonette Madison
Informant Name: Date of License: 30 Jan 1943
County of License: Clark
Date of Marriage: 30 Jan 1943
Place of Marriage: Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana
Official: Record Number:
Film Number: 2312588
Digital Folder Number: 4476734
Image Number: 00235
Number of Images: 1
Burial Louisville Memorial Gardens West, Section 3, Lot 628, Grave 5
Army enlistment 18 Nov 1942, Louisville, KY - Army Serial #15372878
Courier-Journal newspaper, Louisville, KY
Sunday March 26, 1944
LOUISVILLIAN DIES IN CRASH
Tail gunner on a Liberator bomber, Pfc. Kenneth Kuprion, 21, of 1302 S. 23d, died yesterday of injuries suffered Thursday when the plane crashed near Tonopah, Nev., during a training mission. Three other members of the ship's crew were killed in the accident.
News of the crash was disclosed yesterday by March Field, Calif. authorities. Eight other airmen injured in the accident were reported recovering.
Kuprion was in Louisville four weeks ago on furlough visiting his wife, Mrs. Dorleen Kuprion, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kuprion, Jr., at the 23d Street address.
A graduate of du Pont Manual Training High School, Kuprion worked for his father, photographer at various race tracks around the country, until he entered service in September, 1942.
Other survivors as a sister, Miss Doris Kuprion, and two brothers, Robert Kuprion and Arthur Kuprion, the latter an air cadet.
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Obituary - Courier-Journal - Thursday, March 30, 1944
KUPRION, Kenneth G., Friday, March 24, 1944, at Tonopah, Nev., in his 22nd year. Beloved husband of Dorleen Thompson Kuprion; son of Blanche Jhosline and Arthur E. Kuprion; brother of Miss Doris Kuprion, Arthur Jr. and Robert Kuprion. Remains will arrive Friday, March 31, and will be moved to the funeral home of Carl E. Herbold, 20th and Broadway, where funeral services will be held **Saturday morning April 1 at 10 o'clock. Interment in Louisville Memorial Park. (now Louisville Memorial Gardens West) ** according to the records of the cemetery, the burial was 31 March 1944
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Idaho Statesman newspaper, Boise, ID
Sunday 26 March 1944; Page 6, Column 5
Crash in Desert Kills Four Men
March Field, Calif - Death total of men killed when a B-24 four-engined Liberator bomber crashed in the desert ten miles from the Tonopah, Nev Army air field rose to four Saturday, when one of the injured crew members died, March Field officials announced.
Latest victim was Pfc. Kenneth G. Kuprion, 21, Lewisville(sic), KY. Kuprion died in the Tonopah Hospital where he was taken after the crash. Eight other injured fliers were reported recovering.
The bomber was on a combat training mission from its base at March Field.
The other dead: First Lt. Robert J. Coen, 24, Iowa City, Iowa; Staff Stg. Jacob R. Lawrence, 24, Darby, PA; Corp Wendell P. King, 24, Richmond, VA.
Lieut Robert J. Coen
Find A Grave Memorial# 81677849
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SSGT Jacob R Lawrence
Find A Grave Memorial# 113433613
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Corp Wendell P King
Find A Grave Memorial# 113434251
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From Family Search.org
Groom: Kenneth G Kuprion
Groom's Race: W
Groom's Date of Birth: 08 Sep 1921
Groom's Place of Birth: , , Kentucky
Groom's Residence: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Groom's Number of Marriage:
Groom's Father: Arthur Kuprion
Groom's Mother: Blanche R Joshlen
Bride: Dorleen Thompson
Bride's Race: W
Bride's Date of Birth: 09 Jan 1925
Bride's Place of Birth: , , Tennessee
Bride's Residence: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Bride's Number of Marriage:
Bride's Father: W T Thompson
Bride's Mother: Mignonette Madison
Informant Name: Date of License: 30 Jan 1943
County of License: Clark
Date of Marriage: 30 Jan 1943
Place of Marriage: Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana
Official: Record Number:
Film Number: 2312588
Digital Folder Number: 4476734
Image Number: 00235
Number of Images: 1
Middle name spelling is unique/he is a twin to Doris Genevieve Kuprion
Burial Louisville Memorial Gardens West, Section 3, Lot 628, Grave 5
Army enlistment 18 Nov 1942, Louisville, KY - Army Serial #15372878
Courier-Journal newspaper, Louisville, KY
Sunday March 26, 1944
LOUISVILLIAN DIES IN CRASH
Tail gunner on a Liberator bomber, Pfc. Kenneth Kuprion, 21, of 1302 S. 23d, died yesterday of injuries suffered Thursday when the plane crashed near Tonopah, Nev., during a training mission. Three other members of the ship's crew were killed in the accident.
News of the crash was disclosed yesterday by March Field, Calif. authorities. Eight other airmen injured in the accident were reported recovering.
Kuprion was in Louisville four weeks ago on furlough visiting his wife, Mrs. Dorleen Kuprion, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kuprion, Jr., at the 23d Street address.
A graduate of du Pont Manual Training High School, Kuprion worked for his father, photographer at various race tracks around the country, until he entered service in September, 1942.
Other survivors as a sister, Miss Doris Kuprion, and two brothers, Robert Kuprion and Arthur Kuprion, the latter an air cadet.
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Obituary - Courier-Journal - Thursday, March 30, 1944
KUPRION, Kenneth G., Friday, March 24, 1944, at Tonopah, Nev., in his 22nd year. Beloved husband of Dorleen Thompson Kuprion; son of Blanche Jhosline and Arthur E. Kuprion; brother of Miss Doris Kuprion, Arthur Jr. and Robert Kuprion. Remains will arrive Friday, March 31, and will be moved to the funeral home of Carl E. Herbold, 20th and Broadway, where funeral services will be held **Saturday morning April 1 at 10 o'clock. Interment in Louisville Memorial Park. (now Louisville Memorial Gardens West) ** according to the records of the cemetery, the burial was 31 March 1944
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Idaho Statesman newspaper, Boise, ID
Sunday 26 March 1944; Page 6, Column 5
Crash in Desert Kills Four Men
March Field, Calif - Death total of men killed when a B-24 four-engined Liberator bomber crashed in the desert ten miles from the Tonopah, Nev Army air field rose to four Saturday, when one of the injured crew members died, March Field officials announced.
Latest victim was Pfc. Kenneth G. Kuprion, 21, Lewisville(sic), KY. Kuprion died in the Tonopah Hospital where he was taken after the crash. Eight other injured fliers were reported recovering.
The bomber was on a combat training mission from its base at March Field.
The other dead: First Lt. Robert J. Coen, 24, Iowa City, Iowa; Staff Stg. Jacob R. Lawrence, 24, Darby, PA; Corp Wendell P. King, 24, Richmond, VA.
Lieut Robert J. Coen
Find A Grave Memorial# 81677849
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SSGT Jacob R Lawrence
Find A Grave Memorial# 113433613
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Corp Wendell P King
Find A Grave Memorial# 113434251
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From Family Search.org
Groom: Kenneth G Kuprion
Groom's Race: W
Groom's Date of Birth: 08 Sep 1921
Groom's Place of Birth: , , Kentucky
Groom's Residence: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Groom's Number of Marriage:
Groom's Father: Arthur Kuprion
Groom's Mother: Blanche R Joshlen
Bride: Dorleen Thompson
Bride's Race: W
Bride's Date of Birth: 09 Jan 1925
Bride's Place of Birth: , , Tennessee
Bride's Residence: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Bride's Number of Marriage:
Bride's Father: W T Thompson
Bride's Mother: Mignonette Madison
Informant Name: Date of License: 30 Jan 1943
County of License: Clark
Date of Marriage: 30 Jan 1943
Place of Marriage: Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana
Official: Record Number:
Film Number: 2312588
Digital Folder Number: 4476734
Image Number: 00235
Number of Images: 1
Burial Louisville Memorial Gardens West, Section 3, Lot 628, Grave 5
Army enlistment 18 Nov 1942, Louisville, KY - Army Serial #15372878
Courier-Journal newspaper, Louisville, KY
Sunday March 26, 1944
LOUISVILLIAN DIES IN CRASH
Tail gunner on a Liberator bomber, Pfc. Kenneth Kuprion, 21, of 1302 S. 23d, died yesterday of injuries suffered Thursday when the plane crashed near Tonopah, Nev., during a training mission. Three other members of the ship's crew were killed in the accident.
News of the crash was disclosed yesterday by March Field, Calif. authorities. Eight other airmen injured in the accident were reported recovering.
Kuprion was in Louisville four weeks ago on furlough visiting his wife, Mrs. Dorleen Kuprion, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kuprion, Jr., at the 23d Street address.
A graduate of du Pont Manual Training High School, Kuprion worked for his father, photographer at various race tracks around the country, until he entered service in September, 1942.
Other survivors as a sister, Miss Doris Kuprion, and two brothers, Robert Kuprion and Arthur Kuprion, the latter an air cadet.
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Obituary - Courier-Journal - Thursday, March 30, 1944
KUPRION, Kenneth G., Friday, March 24, 1944, at Tonopah, Nev., in his 22nd year. Beloved husband of Dorleen Thompson Kuprion; son of Blanche Jhosline and Arthur E. Kuprion; brother of Miss Doris Kuprion, Arthur Jr. and Robert Kuprion. Remains will arrive Friday, March 31, and will be moved to the funeral home of Carl E. Herbold, 20th and Broadway, where funeral services will be held **Saturday morning April 1 at 10 o'clock. Interment in Louisville Memorial Park. (now Louisville Memorial Gardens West) ** according to the records of the cemetery, the burial was 31 March 1944
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Idaho Statesman newspaper, Boise, ID
Sunday 26 March 1944; Page 6, Column 5
Crash in Desert Kills Four Men
March Field, Calif - Death total of men killed when a B-24 four-engined Liberator bomber crashed in the desert ten miles from the Tonopah, Nev Army air field rose to four Saturday, when one of the injured crew members died, March Field officials announced.
Latest victim was Pfc. Kenneth G. Kuprion, 21, Lewisville(sic), KY. Kuprion died in the Tonopah Hospital where he was taken after the crash. Eight other injured fliers were reported recovering.
The bomber was on a combat training mission from its base at March Field.
The other dead: First Lt. Robert J. Coen, 24, Iowa City, Iowa; Staff Stg. Jacob R. Lawrence, 24, Darby, PA; Corp Wendell P. King, 24, Richmond, VA.
Lieut Robert J. Coen
Find A Grave Memorial# 81677849
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SSGT Jacob R Lawrence
Find A Grave Memorial# 113433613
----------
Corp Wendell P King
Find A Grave Memorial# 113434251
----------
From Family Search.org
Groom: Kenneth G Kuprion
Groom's Race: W
Groom's Date of Birth: 08 Sep 1921
Groom's Place of Birth: , , Kentucky
Groom's Residence: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Groom's Number of Marriage:
Groom's Father: Arthur Kuprion
Groom's Mother: Blanche R Joshlen
Bride: Dorleen Thompson
Bride's Race: W
Bride's Date of Birth: 09 Jan 1925
Bride's Place of Birth: , , Tennessee
Bride's Residence: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Bride's Number of Marriage:
Bride's Father: W T Thompson
Bride's Mother: Mignonette Madison
Informant Name: Date of License: 30 Jan 1943
County of License: Clark
Date of Marriage: 30 Jan 1943
Place of Marriage: Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana
Official: Record Number:
Film Number: 2312588
Digital Folder Number: 4476734
Image Number: 00235
Number of Images: 1
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