His obituary from the CENTRE DEMOCRAT of Thurs., 24 Aug 1944 reads: "Staff-Sergeant Harold R. Kennelley, previously reported missing while on a bombing mission over Germany, was killed, according to a telegram received by his mother, Mrs. Lillian Kennelley, of Spring Mills, on Friday of last week. The message contained no details of the young man's death, but advised that a letter would follow. On July 19, Mrs.Kennelley was notified by the War Department that her son was missing from a bombing mission over German territory on July 7. The last letter received by Mrs. Kennelley from her son was dated June 3. Sergeant Kennelley was a waist gunner and radio operator on a B-17 Flying Fortress. He was inducted into service January 2, 1943, and took his basic training at Miami, Florida. On completion of his initial training he was sent to Radio School at Sioux Falls, S.D.; then to Gunnery School at Laredo, Texas, and from there to Kerns, Utah, for special training. Upon completing this work he was sent back to Sioux City, Iowa. Later he was transferred to an Army base in Virginia from which point he left for overseas duty with the American Air Forces in Italy. He arrived in Italy sometime in May, and it was while in his eleventh mission that he met death. Sergeant Kennelley is the only child in the family. He attended Gregg Township schools and is a graduate of Gregg Township Vocational School, class of 1940. He was active in baseball, basketball and soccer. Before entering the service he was employed at the local silk mill."