Harvey K Tillman Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Harvey K Tillman served as a Tail Gunner with the 446th Bomb Group. He was shot down on 31 December 1943 in B-24 42-7577 'Buzz Buggy' and Killed in Action.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7577

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Buzz Buggy
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tillatoba, MS, USA 12 March 1918

Enlisted

Montgomery, AL, USA 15 March 1941

Based

Bungay 30 December 1943

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

31 December 1943

Buried

Tillatoba, MS, USA Union Cemetery

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Combined two entries for Harvey K Tillman. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 1679 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13906951

Enlistment record: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=8&cat=all&tf=…

Enlistment record:

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1679; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 39