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SGT Charles Jacob “Jake” Kelse

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SGT Charles Jacob “Jake” Kelse

Birth
Numa, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
Death
1 Mar 1944 (aged 19)
Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Unknown cemetery Add to Map
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Sergeant Kelse served with the 480th Bomb Squadron, 336th Bomb Group from Lake Charles Army Airfield.

He was one of seven airmen killed when B-26C Marauder #41-35128 crashed over water, seven miles south of Grand Chenier, Louisiana.

The airmen who perished were:

2nd Lt. Tyrus R Scott, Pilot
2nd Lt. John Colmey III
2nd Lt. Justin R Dickson
Sgt. Robert M Hendrickson
Sgt. Theodore J Lyons
Sgt. Peter H Wiech
~
Enlisted April 30, 1943.
Sergeant Kelse served with the 480th Bomb Squadron, 336th Bomb Group from Lake Charles Army Airfield.

He was one of seven airmen killed when B-26C Marauder #41-35128 crashed over water, seven miles south of Grand Chenier, Louisiana.

The airmen who perished were:

2nd Lt. Tyrus R Scott, Pilot
2nd Lt. John Colmey III
2nd Lt. Justin R Dickson
Sgt. Robert M Hendrickson
Sgt. Theodore J Lyons
Sgt. Peter H Wiech
~
Enlisted April 30, 1943.


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