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Marion Wayne Keller

Military

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD

Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

547th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Frederick L Adams

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17089602
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Airplane Mechanic / Gunner / Flight Engineer

Edward John Ambach

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

George L Colwell

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39385306
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Wayne Hargis Downs

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 14134322
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Togglier

Everett William Haskett

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 34044202
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret

Aircraft

42-38013

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

43-37843

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Alex
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

43-37990

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Parker's Mad House
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

44-8008

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group

44-8211

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group

Places

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Tiffin, OH	17 January 1918	Son of Monroe and Edith M Keller.
Other Married		5 February 1939	Married Mable Elizabeth Candel.
Died	Wadsworth, OH	16 September 2003
Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth, Medina County, OH	19 September 2003	Woodlawn Cemetery Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio
Based	Grafton Underwood		Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date17 Aug 2020 18:37:39

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/681741441
https://www.fold3.com/image/117322101
https://www.fold3.com/record/35780185-marion-w-keller
https://www.fold3.com/record/713403824-keller-marion-wayne
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2059
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77704565/m_-wayne-keller

Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:38

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…