George Francis Kiely

Military

Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in B-17 42-31721 'Black Magic'; Shot down flak and fighters 28-May-44 . Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5334





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Clyde Wayne McClelland

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13059682 / O-801999
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31721

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Magic
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Baled out POW

Dessau / Lipzig 28 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in B-17 42-31721 'Black Magic'; Shot down flak and fighters 28-May-44 . POW MACR 5334

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany. 28 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Born

Hollis, New York, USA

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Polebrook 28 May 1944 Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Buried

Maryrest Cemetery Mahwah, Bergen County,NJ Maryrest Cemetery Mahwah, Bergen County, NJ
Hollis, LI, NY NoK: Wife Myrtle E Kiely.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6482965/george-f_-kiely

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5334 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database