Herschel L Kelley
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 9 October 1943 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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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#
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history