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SHELLEDY, Fayette William - Date of
birth
18 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming -
Hometown
Contra Costa County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39144844 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Nose Gunner -
Unit
856th Bombardment Squadron,
492nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
Plukkutjonnfjell Snasa, Norway
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Archie F. Shelledy (father)
Mabel E. Shelledy (mother)
Jeanette E. Shelledy (sister)
Winabell (James) Shelledy (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40549 -
Data
Type: B-24
Nickname: Cookie
Destination: Norway
Mission: Carpetbagger
MACR: 13740
More information
Sgt Fayette W. Shelledy was a craneman.He enlisted on 7 December 1943 in San Francisco, California.
The mission was to drop four members of the OSS Norso (Norwegian) Group. The airplane crashed, killing all eight crew members and four passengers. The exact cause and circumstances of the crash are not known.
A memorial is erected at the top of a mountaintop in the Snaasa area where the plane crashed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - Medford Mail Tribune, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Stars and Stripes
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, https://www.teamnorso.com/the-oss-norso-group