Walter Theo Kelly Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Landing accident on 26-Nov-43 on route to Walton for modifications in B-24 42-7713 'The Merry Max'. A/C crashed at East Wretham airfield. RTD



Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-24 42-7709 'Maid of Tin' 5-Jan-44; shot down, crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2515



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681366
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Maid of Tin
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Merry Max
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oakdale, LA 15 March 1923 Son of Walter T. Sr and Effie L. Kelly.

Died

Baltic Sea 5 January 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-24 42-7709 'Maid of Tin' 5-Jan-44; shot down, crashed into Baltic. KIA MACR 2515

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Seething 5 January 1944 Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Memorialised Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2515 / MACR 2515, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 388 spelled as "Kelley", ABMC / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database