Edward Tully
Military ROLL OF HONOURHonorStates.org
Assigned to 708BS 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-102494 24-May-44; hit by prop wash from another A/C, crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5249
Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748467
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tucson, Arizona, USA | 30 June 1921 | Son of Albert and Sarah [Valencia] Tully. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 24 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-102494 24-May-44; hit by prop wash from another A/C, crashed into North Sea. KIA MACR 5249 |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot D Row 16 Grave 17 |
Revisions
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #367 for 5/24/1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5249 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database