Charles Herbert Kelly
MilitaryCharles Kelly was Pilot of B-17 #42-38009 hit by Flak on the 15 July 1944 mission to Bordeaux-Mérignac. Crashed Coimères, near Bazas, France. Kelly was helped to evade by French citizens and members of the Maquis. Hidden last in Toulouse, he was back in England on 11 September 1944, flown there via Caserta and Naples, Italy, Algiers, Casablanca (Morocco). Evaded (EVD). Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1953.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39544259
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16088694
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15171172
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18137802 at enlistment, then T-123005
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42011295 at the time of enlistment, then O-815102
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Duluth, Minnesota, United States | 6 April 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
30 June 1941 | ||
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Other Bailed out |
15 June 1944 | south of Bordeaux, France, of B-17 #42-38009 hit by Flak | |
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Other Landed in parachute |
Villandraut, SE of Bordeaux, France | 15 June 1944 | |
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Other Evaded capture |
15 June 1944 - 11 September 1944 | with the help of French citizens and members of the Maquis | |
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Died |
8 August 2013 | ||
| Maunaloa, Hawaii | |||
| Los Angeles, California | |||
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Buried |
Charles Kelly rests at the Bay Pines National Cemetery in Bay Pines, Florida |
Revisions
MACR 5799
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
VA Gravesite Locator
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1953
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5799 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database