Neal L Keller
MilitaryShot down by fighters on return from mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-40057. Prisoner of War (POW).
His parachute became entangled in a tree and a group of civilians surrounded him and helped him to the ground. Believing he was within Belgian borders, Neal ..... (incomplete sentence).
Lt Keller was held at Stalag Luft I in Barth, Germany. He was held in South & North compounds during his imprisonment.
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 29 January 1944 | Stalag Luft I |
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Other Married Pauline Catlett |
Broken Bow, NE 68822, USA | 18 June 1948 | |
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Died |
18 December 2007 | ||
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Born |
Cascade, Nebraska, USA |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Obituary in the North Platte Telegraph: http://www.nptelegraph.com/obituaries/neal-keller/article_937049d4-b690…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2273 / MACR 2273, 8th AF Losses, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database