KICKERS

This is a very short list of names.
And, I need your help to make it complete and correct.
All offers of help are appreciated.
Thank you very much!

Bill Gilger says, "Thirteen of us enlisted men (volunteers) were placed on detached sevice to the Air Corps, seconded to the Burma Road Engineers and assigned to CNAC support duty. Campisi was one of the thirteen. Nida was sent along in charge of the group to try and keep us out of trouble. Kenehan says Nida also flew - something I was not aware of." Jim Dalby says, "On our airplanes we had two American GIs and two Chinese." February 1, 2004 Bill Gilger provided this news clipping and comments: "...going thru some old stuff and found this clipping - must have been from the CBI Roundup I had marked it 7 MAR 45. Anyway shows ten of us getting the DFC - not so. I know Campisi got it (DFC) and maybe Nida did too since he was in charge; but most of the rest of us got the Air Medal. One of the guys had committed suicide by this time so, including him this accounts for ten of the 13 enlisted men plus Nida. The clipping adds Headley, Seiple, Leedon, Kenny. O'Hara, Holm and Yawn to the list. My name is butchered to "Gilshinah". August 29, 2005 hi tom, attached are the special orders for the kickers from z-force to detached service 15 listed - i would swear there were only 13 of us bill An (*) next to the name indicates that the spelling and use of the name has been verified by the individual, their family or other documentation. Private Loren H. Bolin(*) from Roswell, NM Sgt., Capt. then Major Orlando Campisi(*) from Waltham, MA Private First Class Clifford R. Durgin(*) William Gilger "Bill"(*) Pasadena, CA Corporal Forest J. Headley(*) News clipping says Canton, Ala, but I believe it's Chilton County, Alabama Private First Class Lawrence J. Kenny(*) New York, NY T Sgt Edward J. KramrajBill Gilger was told that this Polish fellow commited suicide. Private Russel N. Leedon Maysville, KY Lieutenant Orr L. Nida, from Placerville, CA, USA Master Sargent Thomas J. O'Hara Sinking Springs, PA Private Carroll E. Seiple(*) York, PA Private M.B. Yawn(*) Above news clipping has "N.B. Yawn" but it is "M.B. Yawn" Alvarado, TX Name Unknown Name Unknown In addition to the American Military Kickers there were also Chinese Kickers Chun Chee Ping Lee Yun Waox If you can share any information on any of these kickers or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let me, the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks!

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