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Robert Henry Welsbacher

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Assigned to the 384th BG, 547th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #37 dated 24 February 1944, John T, Kelly Crew. 29 missions

DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

Service

People

  • John Kelly

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
    Assigned to the 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. ETD Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

  • 384th Bomb Group

    384th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...

  • 547th Bomb Squadron

    547th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Aircraft

  • 42-38013 "NEVADA AVENGER"

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; New Castle 10/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-C] Grafton Underwood 21/1/44; sal battle damaged 27/4/44. NEVADA AVENGER. ...

Associated Place

  • Grafton Underwood

    Military site : airfield
    Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...

Events

Event Location Date
Born Canton, Ohio 7 January 1923
Nationality
American
Nickname
"Bob"
Service numbers
O-692102
Highest rank
First Lieutenant
Role/job
Navigator
Awards
  • Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters
  • Distinguished Flying Cross

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
14 February 2015 02:39:55 bombercommand Changes to nickname and awards
Sources

384thbombgroup.com
Date Contributor Update
14 February 2015 02:38:50 bombercommand Changes to middlename, highest rank, biography, awards and place associations
Sources

384thbombgroup.com
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:23:33 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=w...

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