Lowell Ernest Kellogg

Military

Lowell Kellogg was Waist Gunner on B-17 "Liberty Queen" #43-37624, shot down by fighters and crashed near Glauchau, Germany on the 20 July 1944 mission to Leipzig. He managed to evade capture for two days before being captured on 22 July at 22:00 in Reinsdorf, 4km SE of Zwickau. Interned at Stalag Luft 4 Gross Tychow/Tychowo, Poland. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11070248 at enlistment, then O-815875
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12139499
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13128491 at enlistment, then O-710283
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13061140
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35585692
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Queen, Victory Queen
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

21 September 1915 Opolis, Crawford County, Kansas, United States

Enlisted

20 February 1941 Ft Leavenworth, Kansas

Other

Bailed out

20 July 1944 of B-17 #43-37624 and evaded capture for a short time

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

22 July 1944 managed to evade for two days but was captured at 22:00 in Reinsdorf, 4km SE of Zwickau. Interned at Stalag Luft 4 Gross Tychow/Tychowo, Poland. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 29 June 1945.”

Died

7 April 1998 Joplin, Missouri
Damascus, Faulkner County and Van Buren County, Arkansas

Buried

Lowell Kellogg rests at the Highland Park Cemetery, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 7283
NARA German captured records - KU 2526 ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147890293 )
- KU-865A ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142687464 )
SSDI Social Security Death Index
VA Gravesite Locator

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database