Belford Jan Keirsted
Military
Pilot
388th BG - 563rd BS 388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 31059 - Belford J. "B.J." Keirsted Pilot 388th BG - 563rd BS
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684808
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680178
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32517860
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Worry Wart
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dry Run, Screamin Red Ass
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cock O The Walk
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pegasus Too
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 March 1944
- Date: 3 March 1944
- Date: 29 February 1944
- Date: 25 February 1944
- Date: 24 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 26 February 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 28 March 1942 | |
|
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 26 November 1943 - 4 March 1944 | Completed a 25 combat mission tour |
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Died |
Chicago, IL, USA | 20 September 1998 | |
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Buried |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 26 September 1998 | Green-Wood Cemetery • Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA Plot Lot 37968, Sect. 74 |
| Fayette County, PA, USA | |||
| Staten Island, NY, USA | |||
| Asbury Park, NJ 07712, USA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
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Changes
Sources
AccidentReports.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
