Shelley, John Keith

Individual Personnel Data
Name Shelley, John Keith
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Rank Second Lieutenant / Captain
Serial Number O-814570
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #91 dated 16 May 1944, effective 16 May 1944.
  • Transferred to the 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station Stone, per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 6 April 1945, effective 6 April 1945.
Duty Pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 6 April 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 22 January 1919
  • Promoted to First Lieutenant effective 30 June 1944 (Special Orders #182, HQ, ETOUSA) per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 12 July 1944.
  • Granted a seven day sick leave of absence effective 19 July 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #141 dated 19 July 1944.
  • Placed on Special Duty to Headquarters Detachment, 384th Bomb Group per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #157 dated 5 August 1944.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Shelley, John KeithPilotCT
2nd Lt. McCartney, James Thomas, Jr⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Adelman, Efrom Milton, "Milton"⇗NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Parker, Max Franklin⇗BombardierPOW
S/SGT. Sapolin, Morton (NMI)⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
S/SGT. Frisbee, Joseph Selvyn⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Saunders, Rufus Milton⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Whittington, Dee W⇗Tail GunnerCT
SGT. Flannery, Wade Henderson⇗Flexible GunnerCT
SGT. Snyder, Clifford Leroy⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 47 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
122⇗ 2 June 1944 Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France 		Pilot 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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124⇗ 3 June 1944 Target: Coastal Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Le Touquet, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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125⇗ 4 June 1944 Target: Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France 		Pilot 42‑3441⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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126⇗ 5 June 1944 Target: Field Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: La Fosse, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group.
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128⇗ 6 June 1944 Target: Two Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Caen, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
M Squadron.
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130⇗ 7 June 1944 Target: Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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131⇗ 8 June 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D)
Type: Transportation
Location: Orleans, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Wing, Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy.
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132⇗ 10 June 1944 Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nantes & Vannes, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group, High Squadron Deputy.
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133⇗ 12 June 1944 Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W
Type: Transportation
Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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134⇗ 13 June 1944 Target: Dreux Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Polebrook, AAF Station 110, on return, due to bad weather.
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135⇗ 14 June 1944 Target: Coulommiers Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Coulommiers, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Wing, High Group.
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136⇗ 15 June 1944 Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: La Possonnièrre, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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137⇗ 16 June 1944 Target: Athies Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Laon, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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138⇗ 18 June 1944 Target: Ölwerke Julius Humbles
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
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139⇗ 19 June 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury & Crépy, France 		Pilot 44‑6080⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
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140⇗ 19 June 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury & Crépy, France 		Pilot 44‑6135⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
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141⇗ 20 June 1944 Target: Oil Refineries
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Group.
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145⇗ 24 June 1944 Target: German Vacuum Oil Company
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany 		Pilot 44‑6105⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead, high group 41st B wing.
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146⇗ 25 June 1944 Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment
Type: Transportation
Location: Sens, France 		Pilot 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, lead group, 41st A wing.
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148⇗ 28 June 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France 		Pilot 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group deputy, 41st A wing. Landed away at Wattisham, AAF Station 377, on return due to weather.
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149⇗ 30 June 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Montdidier, France 		Pilot 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group deputy.
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150⇗ 4 July 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France 		Pilot 42‑102449⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group lead. Gee-H ship.
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153⇗ 7 July 1944 Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group lead, 41st A wing.
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159⇗ 17 July 1944 Target: Beautor Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Beautor, France 		Pilot 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group lead.
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166⇗ 28 July 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97960⇗ Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified
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167⇗ 29 July 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Commander 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group lead, 41st B wing.
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170⇗ 3 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France 		Commander 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
I Group Lead.
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171⇗ 4 August 1944 Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Peenemünde, Germany 		Commander 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Group Lead.
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175⇗ 8 August 1944 Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points
Type: Military
Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France 		Commander 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group lead.
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180⇗ 14 August 1944 Target: Echterdingen Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Commander 42‑102449⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group lead.
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186⇗ 30 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France 		Commander 42‑97948⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Gee-H ship. High Squadron lead.
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190⇗ 9 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑97960⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group lead.
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241⇗ 19 December 1944 Target: Railway Junction
Type: Transportation
Location: Glaadt, Germany 		Pilot 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales.
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244⇗ 27 December 1944 Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany 		Pilot 43‑38262⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy. Assumed lead at IP for Gee-H bomb run, but equipment failed 2/3 of the way to the target; relinquished lead to Squadron leader.
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245⇗ 28 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Brühl, Germany 		Commander 44‑8221⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship.
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251⇗ 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany 		Commander 44‑8401⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead. PFF ship.
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256⇗ 17 January 1945 Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Bielefeld, Germany 		Pilot 42‑97592⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead. PFF ship.
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264⇗ 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Commander 43‑38016⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Lead.
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266⇗ 14 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Commander 42‑97986⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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268⇗ 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Commander 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing deputy; PFF and Gee-H ship.
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274⇗ 25 February 1945 Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany 		Commander 44‑8541⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead; Gee-H ship.
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277⇗ 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany 		Commander 44‑8649⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
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278⇗ 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany 		Commander 43‑38647⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead.
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281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		Commander 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
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283⇗ 8 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany 		Commander 44‑8649⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship.
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286⇗ 11 March 1945 Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Commander 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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287⇗ 12 March 1945 Target: Railway Center
Type: Transportation
Location: Betzdorf, Germany 		Pilot 44‑8665⇗ Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified in mission documents.
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290⇗ 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany 		Commander 44‑8668⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron lead; PFF ship.
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292⇗ 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Pilot 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group, Group Deputy. This aircraft originally assigned to the Funk Crew; apparently taken by Shelley when 44‑8665 proved unsuitable for lead use.
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