James Edward Keeler
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven 11-Jun-43 in B-17 42-29915; Shot down, plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1760
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20119730 / O-731722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thunder God
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 June 1943
- Date: 29 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fingal, ND | 5 January 1918 | Son of William James and Anna M [Baumgartinger] Keeler. |
Onamia, MN | 16 October 1941 | At time of draft registration. | |
Died |
North Sea | 11 June 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven 11-Jun-43 in B-17 42-29915; Shot down, plane crashed into North Sea. KIA MACR 1760 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kimbolton | 11 June 1943 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Lakewood Cemetery, Crosby, MN | Re-Interred Lakewood Cemetery Crosby, Crow Wing County, MN |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/image/194216047?rec=194216071
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http://www.8thairforce.com/
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42615802/james-e-keeler
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1760 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database