Joseph G Sullivan
MilitaryAssigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Soissons, last seen avoiding return fire from aerodrome he was strafing in P-51B 42-106884. Pilot 1st Lt Joseph G Sullivan evaded capture with assistance from the French till liberated. 24-May-44. MACR 5112.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Evaded |
France | 24 May 1944 | Evaded capture with assistance from the French till liberated. |
Other Shot down |
02200 Soissons, France | 24 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Soissons, last seen avoiding return fire from aerodrome he was strafing in P-51B 42-106884. Pilot 1st Lt Joseph G Sullivan EVD 24-May-44. MACR 5112. |
Other Promoted |
Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5112 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list