Francis D Kelly

Military

30 missions from 9 May to 9 Oct 1944. B-24 #41-29483 'Rough Riders'.



DFC/ AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Presidential Unit Citation

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-29483

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Rough Riders
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Boonton, New Jersey 19 October 1917

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #41-29483 mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/balfrey_crew.shtml / self