James J Kelleher
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-37734 "Cuddle Cat". Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12159370
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677674
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808014
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682857
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35514655
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner/Assistant Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cuddle Cat
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 5 January 1944 | on board B-17 #42-37734, over Germany |
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Born |
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Buried |
Ohio |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1686 / MACR 1686, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database