1919 - 1944 (24 years)
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| Name |
Thomas H. Keathley |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Birth |
7 Mar 1919 |
,,,Louisiana,USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| familyserch.org ID |
L2XN-Q6W |
| Death |
6 Mar 1944 |
North Sea,,, |
- His Findagrave Memorial:
Thomas H Keathley (service number 17159588) enlisted into the Army Air Corps 30 Oct 1942 from Jefferson Barracks, MO. His enlistment papers list St Louis City, MO as his residence when he enlisted. He had completed 4 years of high school.
T/Sgt Keathley was a gunner in the Right Waist Gunner position on the B-24, Lillie Bell, on which he was a crew member. The Lillie Bell (42-52191), a B-24 Bomber, was lost in North Sea on return flight from a mission into Germany. The plane was badly damaged, lost fuel, and could not make it back to England. From a crew of ten, there was one survivor, bombardier Lt Gerald Joseph "Joe" Cyr of Old Town, ME, who gave a personal account of the ditching.
The crew served with the 735th Squadron of the 453rd Bomb Group, Heavy. The home base was Old Buckenham Field, England.
At the time MACR was compiled, T/Sgt Keathley was listed as MIA. He is listed as married at the time; his wife was living in Lesterville, MO.
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| Created |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Burial |
North Sea,,, |
- findagrave memorial # 56291258:
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial - Table of the Missing - Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
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findagrave memorial # 76480471 :
Annapolis Cemeetery, Annapolis, Missouri Memorial
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| Person ID |
50359255 |
robsgenealogy |
| Last Modified |
9 Aug 2023 |
| Father |
Thomas H. Keathley, b. 25 Feb 1879, Annapolis,,Iron County,Missouri,USA d. 24 May 1959, St. Louis,,(City of St. Louis),Missouri,USA (Age 80 years) |
| Mother |
Azzie Lee Ferguson, b. 2 Jul 1888, ,,Newton County,Texas,USA d. 27 Nov 1980, St. Louis,,(City of St. Louis),Missouri,USA (Age 92 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Dec 1906 |
Pickering,,Vernon Parish,Louisiana,United States |
| Age at Marriage |
He : 27 years and 10 months - She : 18 years and 5 months. |
| Created |
19 Jun 2021 |
| Family ID |
F18675541 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Norma M. Corey, b. 1925 d. Yes |
| Marriage |
31 Oct 1940 |
,,Iron County,Missouri,USA |
| Age at Marriage |
He : 21 years and 7 months - She : ~ 15 years and 10 months. |
| Created |
09 Aug 2023 |
| Family ID |
F66332440 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
9 Aug 2023 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Marriage - 31 Oct 1940 - ,,Iron County,Missouri,USA |
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