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name
KELLEY, Herschel Leroy - Date of
birth
25 November 1921 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39532161 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 October 1943 - Place of
death
2 km southeast of Lütjenholm, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 15 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
William L. Kelley (father)
Ola M. (Neel) Kelley (mother)
Norene B. Kelley (sister)
Reta L. Kelley (sister)
Kenneth W. Kelley (brother)
Pauline T. (Swenez) Kelley (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29740 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Tondelayo
Destination: Anklam, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the FW-190 tail assembly plant
MACR: 896
More information
T/Sgt Herschel L. Kelley graduated from Siskiyou Union High School in 1940.He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 22 August 1942.
The airplane was last seen with n° 4 engine smoking and a 20 mm hole in the right elevator, under control and heading for Denmark.
T/Sgt Kelley didn't bail out. He was last seen at his position in the plane, wounded by machine gun fire.
He was initially buried at the cemetery of Leck, Germany on 13 October 1943. He was disinterred on 27 May 1946 and transported to Ardennes Cemetery.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.91stbombgroup.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, IDPF of John J. Bird, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Siskiyou Union High School 1940