Colin Kelly
Military Person
1915 – 1941
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Who was Colin Kelly?
Colin Purdie Kelly, Jr. was a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress pilot who flew bombing runs against the Japanese navy in the first days after the Pearl Harbor attack. He is remembered as one of the first heroes of the war for sacrificing his own life to save his crew when his plane became the first American B-17 to be shot down in combat.
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- Born
- Jul 11, 1915
Madison - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Dec 10, 1941
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on July 23, 2013
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