William Jeremiah Keays Jr

Military

May - August 1943. Navigator, Painter crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30140 'King Malfunction II'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 379. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William C Balentine

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34129005
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Lloyd L Duke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734658
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Raymond A Genz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37268430
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Allen Porter Kellogg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37198577
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Matthew B Kowalski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31106416
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Aircraft

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (VE-N, serial number 42-30020) of the 532nd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, 6 September 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1. 9/6/43 photo.'

42-30020

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweet Eloise
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

42-30140

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: King Malfunction II
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Stalag XIII-D

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 13D, Oflag 73

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

Germany 17 August 1943 Stalag Luft III Stalag XIIID

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Assoiciation, March 1999; MACR 379, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 145,-242-3 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 379 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database