Herschel L Kelley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Anklam, Germany. Shot down 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29740. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 896.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672805
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tondelayo
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 337th Bomb Squadron 339th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Denmark 9 October 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Anklam, Germany. Shot down 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29740. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 896.

Born

Mercedes, Texas

Other

Lived in

California, USA

Buried

Based

Bassingbourn 9 October 1943 Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

MACR 896 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56359087/herschel-l-kelley#

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history