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2LT Augustus R Feeley

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2LT Augustus R Feeley

Birth
New Jersey, USA
Death
25 Sep 1944 (aged 19–20)
France
Burial
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION 84 SITE 33-35
Memorial ID
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B-24H Liberator #41-28746 "Jamaica?" (the question mark meaning 'anybody').

Fuel hauling mission out of Attlebridge, England to France during World War II.
Crashed somewhere in France. The flight's destination and crash location not learned.

All 6 aboard were killed * MACR #9575.

The crew:

2nd Lt. Joseph F E Damiani, Pilot
2nd Lt. Horace A McElhinney, Co-pilot
2nd Lt. Augustus R. Feeley Navigator
T/Sgt. Raymond M Hennig, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Robert F Kirkelie, Radio Operator
Sgt. Theodore B Lipnicki, Radio Operator

* There is anecdotal information that the co-pilot of this flight was not killed as a result of the air crash, but elsewhere and by other means, as he is listed as "Killed in Action." The other crew are not listed as such.

Entered the service from New Jersey; Hudson County; ASN O-716396
Enlisted at Newark, NJ, January 22, 1943.
B-24H Liberator #41-28746 "Jamaica?" (the question mark meaning 'anybody').

Fuel hauling mission out of Attlebridge, England to France during World War II.
Crashed somewhere in France. The flight's destination and crash location not learned.

All 6 aboard were killed * MACR #9575.

The crew:

2nd Lt. Joseph F E Damiani, Pilot
2nd Lt. Horace A McElhinney, Co-pilot
2nd Lt. Augustus R. Feeley Navigator
T/Sgt. Raymond M Hennig, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Robert F Kirkelie, Radio Operator
Sgt. Theodore B Lipnicki, Radio Operator

* There is anecdotal information that the co-pilot of this flight was not killed as a result of the air crash, but elsewhere and by other means, as he is listed as "Killed in Action." The other crew are not listed as such.

Entered the service from New Jersey; Hudson County; ASN O-716396
Enlisted at Newark, NJ, January 22, 1943.

Inscription

2LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II


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  • Created by: ShaneO
  • Added: Dec 2, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45035872/augustus_r-feeley: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Augustus R Feeley (1924–25 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45035872, citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).