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KELLEHER, John Thorpe - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-815161 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
10 September 1945 - Place of
death
Over Dessau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Earl Kelleher (father)
Ruth B. Kelleher (mother)
Betty J. Kelleher (sister)
Edgar Kelleher (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-39975 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Just Plain Lonesome
Destination: Dessau, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 5355
More information
1st Lt John T. Kelleher graduated from Superior Central High School in 1941 and was a cook.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Marshfield, Wisconsin on 14 May 1942.
The aircraft was first hit by flak over the target and then hit by enemy aircraft.
It is assumed the entire crew of nine men was killed. Three men are commemorated at the Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle, seven men are commemorated at the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge Cemetery.
The official date of death is 10 September 1945 for all crew members. The reason is not known.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Superior Central High School 1941