340^th BG 487^th BS

B-25 Armorer-Gunner

Staff Sgt. James E. Kelley

MISSIONS

Missions in common with Charles Cook, and David Konigsberg

487th Squadron Planes 7A to 7Z (tail markings)

Kelley

On 7Q

Before D-Day, 340^th BG Flew Missions to S. France to Knock Out German Gun Positions

Kelley

On 7K

Pilot:

Konigsberg

Kelley

On 7T

Kelley

On 7P

Aug 15, 1944

D-Day S. France

Charles Cook: Distinguished Flying Cross for D-Day Mission to Avignon, France August 15, 1944

He flew the plane B-25-J 7B “Bitch N Mitch” to Avignon where they encountered intense antiaircraft flak. They dropped bombs destroying the target and returned safely to base with damaged controls and 109 flak holes.

Avignon, France Today

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