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Sgt John F Kelly

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Sgt John F Kelly Veteran

Birth
New Jersey, USA
Death
4 Jul 1943 (aged 21)
Sciacca, Provincia di Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
E, 117 118
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Kelly was a gunner on A-20B Havoc #41-3252, assigned to the 12th Air Force, 47th Bombardment Group, 85th Bombardment Squadron. They took off from Soliman Airdrome, Tunisia on a mission to bomb Sciacca airdrome, Sicily. Approaching the target they took damage from anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighter planes. The plane went down and all three men aboard were killed.
Kelly was a gunner on A-20B Havoc #41-3252, assigned to the 12th Air Force, 47th Bombardment Group, 85th Bombardment Squadron. They took off from Soliman Airdrome, Tunisia on a mission to bomb Sciacca airdrome, Sicily. Approaching the target they took damage from anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighter planes. The plane went down and all three men aboard were killed.

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