Thomas N Kelly

Military
media-37164.jpeg UPL 37164 "Lead crew of bombing mission to Anklam, Germany pose beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, England. 25 August 1944."

Rear L-R: 1lt William D Morgan, 1Lt Paul G. Hogan, 1Lt George H. Nance, 2Lt Thomas N. Kelly, 2Lt Robert Durley 'Quig' Quiggle, S/Sgt Lee W Frederick

Front L-R: Unk, T/Sgt Edward C Stemmle, S/Sgt Stanley W Lloyd, Unk, S/Sgt Theron M. Hayes

Unk; S/Sgt James R Caperton, S/Sgt James J. Gross

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Object Number - UPL 37164 - "Lead crew of bombing mission to Anklam, Germany pose beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, England. 25 August...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Whitlock's crew. 30 x missions, 13 x with Whitlock. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Garland McClung Whitlock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15072040 / O-816622
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102484

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heller's angel
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

42-97557

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mercy's Madhouse
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron

44-8125

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

44-8137

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

811

  • Date: 29 January 1945

754

  • Date: 18 December 1944

689

  • Date: 26 October 1944

644

  • Date: 21 September 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date23 Jan 2019 19:36:32
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
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Date27 Sep 2014 18:26:05
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / unit roster

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