Name:
Robert Lester Kelley
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
61st Troop Carrier Group
Date of Death:
1948-01-30
State:
Cemetery:
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Kentucky
Plot:
F
Row:
Grave:
69-A
Decoration:
Comments:
On January 30th, 1948, at 1254, once the C-47’s wreck was confirmed, 1st Lieutenant Robert L. Kelley took off as pilot of an American SB-17, two days out from Germany, in order to overfly the area and crashed as well. The only survivor was rescued by a German POW.