Joseph Anthony Kelly
MilitaryCo-pilot, Forkner crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3227. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 661. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID.
Cleveland, OH
POW
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33152998
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36324174
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15102174
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2043746
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio, USA | 9 January 1920 | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Germany | 17 August 1943 | Stalag Luft III Stalag XIIID |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 661 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database