Joseph Alfred Kerins
Military
Rear Row: William P. Lordi, Austin R. Parker, Charles E. Pledge Joseph A. Kerins, Rhodes L. Brown
Front Row: James J. Dolan, Robert O. Shacklett, George Balthazor, Arnold H. Kuhlman.
Object Number - UPL 71706 - B-24 42-52618 Chief 'Warpello' with Shacklett crew. Rear Row: William P. Lordi, Austin R. Parker, Charles E. Pledge Joseph A. Kerins, Rhodes L....
Assigned to 839BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-24 '42-52618 'Chief Wapello'.
Awards: AM (OLC), EAME (2BS), WII Victory.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Chief Wapello
- Unit: 839th Bomb Squadron 506th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 13 August 1920 | BornPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 24 August 1942 | EnlistedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Other Discharged |
6 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Delaware, Pennsylvania | 23 July 1990 | Death Date23 Jul 1990Delaware, Pennsylvania |
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Buried |
Holy Cross Cemetery Yeadon, Pennsylvania | 26 July 1990 | InterredHoly Cross CemeteryYeadon, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/16498608/joseph-a-kerins-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/87012058/joseph-a-kerins-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21294351/joseph-alfred-kerins
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139485747?objectPage=766
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/shacklett_crew_herington.shtml
