Kenneth
Unger
Name: Kenneth Russell
Unger
Country: United States
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Units: 210
Victories: 14
Date Of Birth: April 19, 1898
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey
Date Of Death: January 6, 1979
Place of Death: Pompano Beach, Florida
Rejected by the armed forces of his own country, Unger went to
Canada and joined the Royal Flying Corps in June 1917. Flying a
Sopwith Camel, Unger shot down a Fokker D.VII piloted by Kurt
Schonfelder on June 26, 1918.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
"A gallant and skilful officer. On October 30, separated from his
patrol owing to engine trouble, he was attacked by seven Fokkers;
undaunted by the odds against him, he, without hesitation, engaged
them, and by skilful manoeuvring, shot one down to crash. He has
accounted for nine enemy aeroplanes and one kite balloon." DFC
citation, London Gazette, February 8, 1919