George J Kelley Jr

Military

Lt. George Kelly's B-24D, 42-63971, Helen Hywater, was damaged, made a forced landing, and was interned in Sweden. INT-SWE. 18 Nov 1943.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-63971

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Helen Hywater
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 18 November 1943

Revisions

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ContributorKickapoo
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Detail changes, wording, punctuation to aircraft names removed. - Kickapoo

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the surname field to the suffix field and moving the last name from the middle name field to the surname field.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Merged "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person that was deleted.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 1377 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database