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Ora Aden Kelsey Jr.

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Ora Aden Kelsey Jr.

Birth
Linton, Greene County, Indiana, USA
Death
11 Jun 2003 (aged 79)
Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Marana, Pima County, Arizona, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.495425, Longitude: -111.2674417
Plot
C5 - A24
Memorial ID
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KELSEY, ORA ADEN JR
SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/22/1923
DATE OF DEATH: 06/11/2003
BURIED AT: SECTION C5 ROW A SITE 24Ora is not buried in the plot at Union Cemetery that is pictured. Per his wishes, he was cremated.
Due to circumstances, he was not interred until January 22, 2020 in the Arizona Veterans Cemetery in Marana AZ. Plot Section C5, Row A, Site 24.
“No bagpipes. . .” is reference to my dad’s intense dislike of bagpipes acquired during this WWII service. It was his trigger and as soon as he heard that first note, he quickly distanced himself.

He served in the USAAF 388th Bomb Group, 563rd Bomb Squadron
Information from Linda Kelsey Simonds.

Altho his name & his 1st wife’s name is on the headstone located in Union Cemetery, Columbus Ohio, he is not buried there.

He married Maxine Kraft Kelsey.
Nationwide Gravesite Locator:
KELSEY, ORA ADEN JR
SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/22/1923
DATE OF DEATH: 06/11/2003
BURIED AT: SECTION C5 ROW A SITE 24Ora is not buried in the plot at Union Cemetery that is pictured. Per his wishes, he was cremated.
Due to circumstances, he was not interred until January 22, 2020 in the Arizona Veterans Cemetery in Marana AZ. Plot Section C5, Row A, Site 24.
“No bagpipes. . .” is reference to my dad’s intense dislike of bagpipes acquired during this WWII service. It was his trigger and as soon as he heard that first note, he quickly distanced himself.

He served in the USAAF 388th Bomb Group, 563rd Bomb Squadron
Information from Linda Kelsey Simonds.

Altho his name & his 1st wife’s name is on the headstone located in Union Cemetery, Columbus Ohio, he is not buried there.

He married Maxine Kraft Kelsey.


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