2LT James Joseph Kelley (1920-1944) - Find a Grave Memorial

2LT James Joseph Kelley Veteran

Birth

21 Jun 1920

South Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

Death

20 Feb 1944 (aged 23)

Assens, Assens Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark

Burial

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map

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SECTION I SITE 54

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Navigator aboard B-17G Flying Fortress
#42-39894 nicknamed "Barbara."

Shot down by fighter on mission to Poland and crashed Assens, Denmark. Nine crew KIA.

The crew Killed In Action were:

2nd Lt. Jerry Bryan Payne, Pilot
2nd Lt. Carl Edison Cole, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Clarence Howard Swanson, Bombardier
SSgt. James Leonard Ellis, Waist Gunner
SSgt. Joseph Albert Pappalardo, Ball Turret
SSgt Grant Tucker, Waist Gunner
TSgt. John Bryant White, Radio Operator
TSgt. Marco Joseph Zumbolo, Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
~
Entered the service from Massachusetts.

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2LT, 561 AAF BOMB SQ, 388 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II

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Shirley Edwina Kelley Drummond Alix

1920–2010

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