Kellum Richard Love "Dick"

Monuments

B-17 #42-102585 ‘The Betty L’ Monument

Crash of the B-17 'The Betty L' Plaque

Name:

Richard Love "Dick" Kellum

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-695264

Unit:

534th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-21

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio

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Richard Love "Dick" Kellum was born on June 7, 1921, in Williamsburg, Ohio. He was the son of Charles L. Kellum and Katherine Jordan Kellum. He was married to Zetta Marie Wallace Murray.

Richard served in the 534th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on the B-17 #42-102585 'The Betty L' during World War II.

On June 24, 1944, his crew took off from Station 167 airfield in Ridgewell, England, for a bombing mission to La Riche - Tours, France. Around 08:30H, their plane was shot down by flak, taking a direct hit to the radio room and setting the engine no. 3 on fire. The plane crashed in the town of Valléres. This incident resulted in the deaths of four crew members, four were taken as prisoners, and one member evaded the German capture. 2Lt Kellum was one of those who were killed. He is now buried in the Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net