Keathley, Edward Raine

Individual Personnel Data
Name Keathley, Edward Raine   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 19053628   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per General Orders #176, HQ 2nd Air Force dated 20 November 1942, effective 28 December 1942.
Duty Radio Operator / Gunner
Last Duty Date 25 July 1943
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 5 July 1920
  • Ditched in Atlantic on flight From Gander, Newfoundland, to England on 10 June 1943. Rescued by a Canadian minesweeper and returned to Presque Isle, Maine. Completed the deployment to England on an ATC C-54, and joined Group later.
  • Promoted to Technical Sergeant per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning report dated 1 January 1943.
Related Documents Post Loss Document File #10⇗



Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
-- 10 June 1943 None
Non-combat sortie 		Radio Operator 42‑30041⇗ On ferry flight to the ETO, departed Gander late on 9 June 1943. Engine failures led to ditching in the ocean off the coast of Labrador.
Sortie Report⇗
8⇗ 14 July 1943 Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Ball Turret 42‑30039⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron deputy. Turned back at 0715 hrs over Channel because aircraft could not stay in formation - it felt 'sluggish.'
Sortie Report⇗
9⇗ 24 July 1943 Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway 		Radio Operator 42‑30142⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
10⇗ 25 July 1943 Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Radio Operator 42‑29670⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR
Sortie Report⇗

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