My uncle S/Sgt.Joseph P. Keane...
Email: [url "mailto:WDK19@Aol.com"]WDK19@Aol.com[/url] Imported from Discus on 1/2/2002
My uncle S/Sgt.Joseph P. Keane was a left waist gunner, in the 482BG, 812BS. On 1/11/44 his B-17 went to bomb a Aircraft factory at Halberstat Germany. Four minutes after bombing they were damage by aircraft. They drop out of the formation and headed home. Over the Netherlands they were attacked again by fighters. They crashed into the Ijsseleem Sea in the Netherlands The crew were.
Pilot MaGinnis,James 1LT. New York KIA
CoPilot Peterson,Roy 1LT. Settle, KIA
Navigtor Blevins,Clarence 1Lt. N.Carolina KIA
Bombard Wylie, George 1LT. Arizona KIA
Top Turr. Glenn, William T/Sgt. Texas POW
BallTurr. Mills, Euian S/Sgt. Kentucky POW
R. Waist Riccardi, Angelo S/Sgt. Missouri KIA
L. Wasit Keane, Joseph S/Sgt. New York KIA
Tail Sutton, Harry Sgt Texas KIA
Radio Rajala, Raymond S/Sgt NewHampshire POW
Nav.(2nd) O'Brien, John S/Sgt. New York KIA
IN MEMORY of the ABOVR HEROS