Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Ernest Robert Kelley Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 91st Bomb Group, 8th Army Air Corps
- Location of Service: Santa Ana, California; Lincoln, Nebraska; Rapid City, South Dakota; Hobbs, New Mexico; Springfield, Massachusetts; France
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/67772
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About this Item
Title
- Ernest Robert Kelley Collection
Names
- Piffero, Steve
- Red Bluff High School
- Gagliano, Frankie
- Kelley, Ernest Robert
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Kelley, Ernest Robert
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 91st Bomb Group, 8th Army Air Corps
- Location of Service: Santa Ana, California; Lincoln, Nebraska; Rapid City, South Dakota; Hobbs, New Mexico; Springfield, Massachusetts; France
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: Kelley and his crew were shot down over France and rescued by the French Underground, which prevented him from becoming a Prisoner of War (POW).
Materials
- Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1998)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 2008-02-10)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/67772
Cite as
- Ernest Robert Kelley Collection (AFC/2001/001/67772), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- France
- Hobbs, New Mexico
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Rapid City, South Dakota
- Santa Ana, California
- Springfield, Massachusetts