Joseph P Kiely

Military
media-26648.jpeg UPL 26648 Lead crew on bombing mission to Wesseling, Germany, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-8038. 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 11 October 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 26648 - Lead crew on bombing mission to Wesseling, Germany, beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-8038. 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 11...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x missions. End 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

Selwyn D Flowers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-756211
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress (GN-O, serial number 42-97311) nicknamed "Shoo Shoo Baby," of the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crew Chief T.Sgt. "Shoo Shoo Baby". 112 missions. 427th Bomb Sqdn, 303rd Bomb Gp. Molesworth, Eng.'

42-97311

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Fox aka Shoo Shoo Baby
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

42-97691

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

43-37597

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Earthquake McGoon
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

44-8038

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

44-8238

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Missions

748

  • Date: 12 December 1944

707

  • Date: 9 November 1944

672

  • Date: 11 October 1944

628

  • Date: 13 September 1944
  • Official Description:

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA, USA 26 January 1943

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK 6 February 1945 Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Based

Molesworth 6 February 1945 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

San Mateo, CA, USA deceased

Born

San Mateo County, CA, USA Son of John and Julia [McQuire] Keily.
California, USA

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http://www.303rdbg.com/lc286.html
http://www.303rdbg.com/lc242.html
http://www.303rdbg.com/lc255.html
https://www.fold3.com/image/161248857/?terms=44-8038
https://www.fold3.com/image/136742437/?terms=Joseph%20P%20Kiely
https://www.fold3.com/page/90775962_joseph_p%20kiely/details/
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114613432

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K

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