Lee Zane Kieffer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Family member
Object Number - UPL 74616 - Top Turret Gunner on the Miss Donna Mae 2, KIA over Berlin May 19,1944.
Failed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14076997 / O-803868
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Donna Mae
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hancock County, OH, USA | 28 October 1923 | Son of William Franklin and Genevive Faye [Taylor] Kieffer. |
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Enlisted |
1000 N Lawrence Dr #600, Port Clinton, OH 43452, USA | 27 November 1942 | Camp Perry Lacarne Ohio |
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Died |
Oderberger Str., 10435 Berlin, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
Döberitz, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Interred Döberitz cemetery |
| Arcadia, Ohio, USA | |||
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Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 19 May 1944 | Assigned to 331BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Arcadia Cemetery Arcadia, OH | Re-Interred Arcadia Cemetery Arcadia Hancock County Ohio, USA |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Mary Lou Kieffer , via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4946 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
