Name | Kelley, Luther Irwin ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant |
Serial Number | 37344959 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 24 April 1944 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database. |
Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4349⇓ (17.726 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Bice, William Leslie, "Buddy"⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Griggs, Frederick Monroe⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
Flt. Ofcr. Patefield, Richard Arthur⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
2nd Lt. Masterson, Donald Joy⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Schepers, Bob Eugene⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Atkinson, Robert Vernon⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. McLimans, Joseph Emmett⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
CPL. Congdon, Robert Earl⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
SGT. Kelley, Luther Irwin | Flexible Gunner | POW |
SGT. Jackson, Leslie Hall⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97372⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hit by flak near Munich; #2 engine on fire but plane under control; bombed target; crashed near Füssen, Germany. MACR 4349. Navigator seriously wounded; died on 16 May 1944 in a German hospital. Sortie Report⇗ |