John J Kelliher
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 13-Jan-43 in B17F 41-24601 while serving as Navigator. Aircraft took a direct flak hit from flak at Lille France. Crashed in meadow near Lo, Belgium. All killed.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 January 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
9920 Lo, Belgium | 13 January 1943 | Killed when aircraft sustained a direct hit from flak over the target at Lille, France and crashed near Lo, Belgium. |
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Born |
Illinois | ||
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Buried |
Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot A, Row 40, Grave 54. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15639 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Lee Cunningham 6-Feb-2015. Added decorations and Burial location per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Corrected SN and KIA detail per MACR 15639;made connections to Place, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited Biography with crew position and loss details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey Vol. 1 p. 63, MACR 15639 WWII Memorial web site