James Donald Keefe
Military ROLL OF HONOURUSAAF Photo
Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Chas Peterson crew. Failed to Return Abbeville mission in B-17 43-37591; collided with another aircraft 5-Jun-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5383.
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-061159
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 June 1944
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Atlanta, GA | 6 January 1922 | Son of Roland Ellison and Fanniebel [McRae] Keeffe. |
Enlisted |
Spence Field, Moultrie, GA | 11 September 1942 | Spence Field, Moultrie, Georgia |
Died |
East of Hardelot, France | 5 June 1944 | Failed to Return Abbeville mission in B-17 43-37591; collided with another aircraft 5-Jun-44. KIA MACR 5383 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Thorpe Abbotts | 5 June 1944 | Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY | Re-Interred Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | |
Nashville, Berrien County, GA |
Revisions
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5383 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database