Joseph Michael Kelly
Military
Javier Marin
Object Number - UPL 51806 - DFC awards to Maj Arthur E. Exon, 1st Lt Joseph M. Kelly and Capt Louis Frank III. 12th AF.
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 71S, volunteered for the Far East with RAF, got as far as Durban, South Africa, when diverted to El Alamein. Joined 86FS, 79FG, 12AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Nicknames: Little Joe
- Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Volunteered RAF far east |
Durban, South Africa | 15 September 1942 | Volunteered for the Far East with RAF, got as far as Durban, South Africa. |
|
Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
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Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Service pilot training in US | |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
|
Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires. | |
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Other Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. | |
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Other Diverted El Alamein |
El-Alamein, Markaz Al Alamein, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt | Diverted to North Africa and El Alamein. |
Revisions
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3699
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3699
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3699
