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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John Edward Secleter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13171879 at enlistment, then T-061915
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Carl Smiddy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14132168
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Joseph Leo Wyand

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12138404 at enlistment, then 0-761490
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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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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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

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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