Luther Irwin Kelley
MilitaryShot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97372. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #4349.
POW
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34705188
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807935
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17143044
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38076726 / O-751732
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13105180
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Booby Trap
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
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 |
Revisions
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
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