John Henry Kelley

Military

John H Kelley served as a radio operator with the 550th Bomb Squadron of the 385th Bomb Group out of Great Ashfield, England. On 11 December 1943, he was flying in B-17 42-30168 Slo Jo when it was shot down. Kelley was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW) and held as a prisoner at Stalag XVIIb.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Sergeant Joseph Ferlazzo and Staff Sergeant Arthur Barker of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Slo Jo". Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '230168.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortresses In Combat Missions Over Europe. Picture Shows:- Sgt. Joseph J. Ferlazzo, Brooklyn, N.Y., and S/Sgt. Arthur Barker, Keokse, Va., with the Fortress "Slo Joe", which is the ship of 1/Lt. Novo J. Maryonovich, Gary, Indiana. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 26.' Censo

42-30168

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slo Jo
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

42-3355

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nan B
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Beverly, MA, USA 8 January 1914

Enlisted

Boston, MA, USA 7 July 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 December 1943

Died

Bedford, MA, USA 11 October 1987

Buried

Salem, MA, USA At Saint Mary's Cemetery Findagrave.com 152172198

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NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

ww2pow: http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=81711

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1666 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database