George Raymond Keesling
Military
Rear L-R: 2Lt Robert H Halpin, Capt Jack B Fawcett, Capt Norman Nels Jacobsen, Brig Gen Robert F Travis, Lt Col William R Calhoun, 1Lt Darrell D Gust.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Harley F Jennings, T/Sgt George R Keesling, S/Sgt Leroy L "Shorty" Mace, T/Sgt Kenneth P Fitzsimmons, S/Sgt Albert C Santella.
Object Number - UPL 37998 - "Lead crew on bombing mission to Oscheraleben, Germany, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball'. 303rd Bomb Group. England, 11 January...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: Knock-out Dropper
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Plevna, KS | 27 January 1917 | Son of Luther Oliver and Elma Jane [Clothier] Keesling. |
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Enlisted |
Kansas, USA | 6 June 1941 | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
4 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Wichita, KS | 28 August 1977 | |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Saint Joseph Cemetery, Hays, KS | Saint Joseph Cemetery Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA Section 12, B8, Grave 43-1 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K
