Kelsel C Close
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). B-17 42-3268 'Carol Jane'. Plane exploded on take-off, had reached 500 feet when it veered sharply to the side. Bomb load blew up and the gasoline all at one time. Everyone on board was killed. Close died of injuries day later.
Award: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron 534th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA | 24 January 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. |
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Died |
1 mile West of Norwich NR16 2JU, UK | 6 January 1944 | Plane exploded on take-off. 6-Jan-44. Died of injuries day later. |
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Born |
Seneca Co, Ohio | ||
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Buried |
2300 Greenock Buena Vista Rd, McKeesport, PA 15135, USA | Mount Vernon Cemetery Elizabeth Allegheny County, PA | |
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 5 January 1944 | Assigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Combat Chronology, Unit History, 8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial; Snetterton Falcons, pg 59 and 97 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia