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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Garnet Alfred Chouinard
Military
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S/Sgt Garnet Chouinard, 384BG.
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. John Kelly crew. 33 x combat mission.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
Units served with
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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
Squadron
Aircraft
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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
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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 |
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| Born | Berlin, NH | 28 June 1924 |
| Enlisted | Manchester, NH | 14 September 1942 |
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Manchester, New Hampshire |
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| Based | Grafton Underwood | February 1944 – June 1944 |
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Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Promotion | Grafton Underwood, UK | 6 March 1944 |
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Promoted to Sgt 6-Mar-44. |
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| Promotion | Grafton Underwood, UK | 24 March 1944 |
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Promoted to S/Sgt 24-Mar-44. |
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| Died | West Rutland, VT | 8 July 1998 |
| Buried | Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Rutland County, VT | 11 July 1998 |
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Evergreen Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 July 2020 13:57:40 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/653225315 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:10:35 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=c... |
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