John P Keys

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 75174 UPL 75174 Varga Venus Crew

The John P. Keys crew: (Left to Right) John P. Keys, Patrick H. Lollis, Elton Dickens Elvin W. Samuelson, Harry D. Park, Joseph A. Costanza, Gilbert A. Borba, Frank O. Thomas, Peter P. Martin and Donald V. Rieger.

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Object Number - UPL 75174 - Varga Venus Crew The John P. Keys crew: (Left to Right) John P. Keys, Patrick H. Lollis, Elton Dickens Elvin W. Samuelson, Harry D. Park, Joseph...

Shot down by flak and crashed near St Sylvain in B-17 #43-37865, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Gilbert Arnold Borba

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39123538
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Joseph A Costanza

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32704992
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Elton Dickens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-757704
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Patrick H Lollis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-706941
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Peter P Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39122647
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

Varga Venus

42-102621

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Varga Venus
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

42-107230

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yehudi

43-37865

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 August 1944

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

8 August 1944

Revisions

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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.

Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributormapwhe
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Mark Provost - Great Nephew of S Sgt Gilbert A Borba - sole survivor of the John P Keys Crew

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8073 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

John P Keys: Gallery (4 items)

Object number: UPL 41454 - Crash site memorial in Perigny, France tribute to...

Object number: UPL 41455 - Lt John P. Keys Crew with B-17 42-107230: Yehudi...

Object number: UPL 41456 - Varga Venus Crew The John P. Keys crew: (Left to...