Joseph H Turley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 21961 - 42-29868 aka "The Venus" with crew.
Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29868 'Venus', Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flap Raiser aka The Venus
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Denmark | 9 October 1943 |
Revisions
Updated his status from "Civilian" to "Military" since his listed "Role/Job" is "Pilot, Navigator, Co-Pilot, Bombardier/Togglier, Radio Operator, Gunner or Flight Engineer".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
1st Lt. Joe Turley was a close friend of my parents, Henry and Virginia Eberhart, of Long Beach, California. Henry Eberhart served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the China, Burma India theatre from 1944-1945.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 877 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database