Joseph L Kelley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21659.jpeg UPL 21659 Joseph Kelley - Delta, 491st BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21659 - Joseph Kelley - Delta, 491st BG, KIA

B-24 42-95301 ditched in Channel due to flak damage 11 June 1944. Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-95301

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

11 June 1944

Born

Delta, Iowa

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7859 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21659 - Joseph Kelley - Delta, 491st BG, KIA