Elmer Lee Koelling
Military
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UPL 40013
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Fatso" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 24 March 1944."
Rear L-R: 2Lt Edmund H Lutz, 2Lt,Frank A Banell, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn, 2Lt Andrew B Creo.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn.
Crew for 24-Mar-44 in B-17 42-30720 were 2Lt Andrew B Creo (P), 2Lt Edmund H Lutz (CP), 2Lt Frank A Banell (N), S/Sgt Carl B Christensen (Tog), Sgt's William M Martin (TT), Howard C Damon (RO), Elmer L Koelling (BT), Billy J Hancock (RW), Russell Boyd (LW), Lawrence E Becker (TG).
Rear L-R: 2Lt Edmund H Lutz, 2Lt,Frank A Banell, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn, 2Lt Andrew B Creo.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn.
Crew for 24-Mar-44 in B-17 42-30720 were 2Lt Andrew B Creo (P), 2Lt Edmund H Lutz (CP), 2Lt Frank A Banell (N), S/Sgt Carl B Christensen (Tog), Sgt's William M Martin (TT), Howard C Damon (RO), Elmer L Koelling (BT), Billy J Hancock (RW), Russell Boyd (LW), Lawrence E Becker (TG).
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. ETD.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32115202 / O-805406
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mairzy Doats
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nine Yanks and a Rebel
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tenny Belle
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Anita Marie / Mehitabel
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 9 February 1943 | Los Angeles California |
Other Discharged USAAF |
21 December 1944 | Honourable discharge. | |
Born |
Indiana, USA | Son of Ira Koelling | |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |