Luther Irwin Kelley

Military

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97372. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #4349.



POW

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97372) of the 384th Bomb Group shot down near Füssen 24 April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Luftfarht-Archiv. Werner Girbig. Okrifel/Main. Feldberpstr. 36. Tail of a shot-down Fortress (384th BG).'

Tommy Page Lott

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17029188
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Donald Joy Masterson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-751664
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Joseph Emmett McLimans

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37468238
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97372) of the 384th Bomb Group shot down near Füssen 24 April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Luftfarht-Archiv. Werner Girbig. Okrifel/Main. Feldberpstr. 36. Tail of a shot-down Fortress (384th BG).'

Richard Arthur Patefield

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-123951
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Event Location Date Description

Born

20 March 1924

Enlisted

21 April 1943 Residence: Otero County, Colorado Private, No Branch Assignment

Other

Assigned

16 April 1944 Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, William L. Bice crew. One combat mission.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

24 April 1944 POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database.

Died

24 November 2012 Burial: Lakeside Cemetery Canon City Fremont County Colorado, USA

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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384thbombgroup.com http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2069
NATIONAL ENLISTED DATA BASE http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf…
FIND A GRAVE http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128129516

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4349 / MACR 4349, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database