Kelly and his aircraft were part of an 11-man crew of the 320th squadron of the "Jolly Rogers" 90th Bombardment Group. They were on a mission to bomb Japanese anti-aircraft around Hansa Bay ...

90th bombardment group, 5th Air Force, and deployed to present-day Papua New Guinea. He was 24 at the time of the plane crash. His grandson, Scott Jefferson, is overwhelmed. “For my family ...