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F/O John F. Keehley

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F/O John F. Keehley Veteran

Birth
New York, USA
Death
6 Jun 1944 (aged 22–23)
Montebourg, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.359333, Longitude: -0.8527667
Plot
Garden of the Missing ~ Army - Air Forces Tablet 25 Line 08
Memorial ID
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John served as a Flight Officer & Co-Pilot on B-26B # 42-95902, 497th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided at 27 Dorset Street, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war.

He was declared "Missing In Action" over Montebourg, France during D-Day action. He was awarded an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters. His remains were not recovered.

Service # T-061635

( Bio & Family Links by: Russ Pickett )

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Airmen who perished on B-26B # 42-95902 :

Finn, Howard L. ~ Sgt, Gunner, AZ ~ ( KIA )
Keehley, John F. ~ F/O, Co-Pilot, NY ~ ( MIA )
Larini, Manuel H. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer / Gunner, AZ ~ ( KIA )
McKamey, James B. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN ~ ( MIA )
Scott, Jess M. ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, CA ~ ( MIA )
Zuniga, Salvador J. ~ S/Sgt, Radio / Gunner, CA ~ ( KIA )

( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
John served as a Flight Officer & Co-Pilot on B-26B # 42-95902, 497th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided at 27 Dorset Street, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war.

He was declared "Missing In Action" over Montebourg, France during D-Day action. He was awarded an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters. His remains were not recovered.

Service # T-061635

( Bio & Family Links by: Russ Pickett )

~ ~ ~

Airmen who perished on B-26B # 42-95902 :

Finn, Howard L. ~ Sgt, Gunner, AZ ~ ( KIA )
Keehley, John F. ~ F/O, Co-Pilot, NY ~ ( MIA )
Larini, Manuel H. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer / Gunner, AZ ~ ( KIA )
McKamey, James B. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN ~ ( MIA )
Scott, Jess M. ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, CA ~ ( MIA )
Zuniga, Salvador J. ~ S/Sgt, Radio / Gunner, CA ~ ( KIA )

( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )



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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56646265/john_f-keehley: accessed ), memorial page for F/O John F. Keehley (1921–6 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56646265, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).