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KELLEY, Thomas Maurice - Date of
birth
17 November 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio -
Hometown
Putnam County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-762174 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier/Navigator -
Unit
586th Bombardment Squadron,
394th Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Mézières, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 63 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John F. Kelley (father)
Mae E. (Spangler) Kelley (mother)
Mary K. Kelley (sister)
Eugene R. Kelley (brother)
John F. Kelley (brother)
Donald D. Kelley (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-96053 -
Data
Type: B-26B
More information
Thomas Kelley graduated from Leipsic High School in 1940 and was an office clerk at the Ohio Oil Company.He enlisted on 17 July 1942 in Putnam, Ohio.
The plane crashed into a hillside in bad weather.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.usaafdata.com, www.ww2buddies.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1940 Census, Lima News 19 December 1944
Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com - R. A. Lissner, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet