Omar Frank Kelsay
MilitaryAssigned to the 384th BG 547th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #49 dated 14 March 1944, as crew pilot (as KEISAY). SO #51 dated 17 March 1944 amended last name to KELSAY. 27 combat missions.
Reported missing on MACR 10197 on 17 September 1944. He bailed out after his aircraft, B-17 44-8011 SO-J, MISBEHAVIN was severely damaged by flak, landed in Allied Territory and returned to duty. RTD
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Misbehavin'
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Oregon, USA | 23 August 1919 | |
Died |
Oregon, USA | 12 April 2004 | |
Other Returned (RTD) |
Belgium | 17 September 1944 |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10197 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…