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KELLY, William P "Billy" - Date of
birth
23 August 1918 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Sarotaga Springs, Saratoga County, New York -
Hometown
Saratoga County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-885198 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
335th Fighter Squadron,
4th Fighter Group
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
5 February 1943 - Place of
death
Near Walcheren, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
James A. Kelly (father)
Plane data
- Serial
number
EN918 -
Data
Type: Spitfire Mk Vb
Destination: Dutch Coast
Mission: Reconnaissance
More information
During a reconnaissance mission of six Spitfires over de Dutch coast, Capt Kelly's airplane was hit by flak. It ditched into the North Sea off the coast of Walcheren, The Netherlands.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://wingstovictory.nl, www.newspapers.com - The Troy Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Peter Randall