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Kelly, Colin P. Jr.
Army Captain

Colin P. Jr. Kelly, age 26, from Madison County Madison, Florida .

Spouse: Married

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, December 10, 1941
Death details: He hurled an Army plane down into the blazing mussels of Japanese guns and dumped his deadly cargo of bombs at suicidal range and dealt a mortal blow to the 29,000 ton battleship Haruna. He was killed in the attack.

Source: National Archives, Daily News (1941)

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