Warren James Kiley
Military
Object Number - UPL 40513 - B-24 42-94911 'Sweet Sioux' 34BG, 8AF. Pilot Lt Warren J. Kiley.
Shot down on 33rd mission by flak on October, 7, 1944 over Merseburg after Bombs away. Tail section of B-17 was completely severed. 4 Killed in Action (KIA), 5 Prisoner of War (POW)s.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20802910 / O-817373
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20223488
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13065178 / O-697723
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34706383
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32488801
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Picadilly Tilly
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron 4th Bomb Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron 861st Bomb Squadron 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL, USA | 15 August 1919 | Son of Theresa Kiley. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 1 October 1941 | Chicago Illinois |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 7 October 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
6 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
San Diego, CA | 23 July 2001 | |
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Buried |
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA | 26 July 2001 | Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, CA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 1996 34th BG Roster;
- MACR 9341/xon ;
- Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
MACR 9341 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
