Michael L Sullivan
Military
Object Number - UPL 40669 - S/Sgt Michael L Sullivan.
Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying aboard B-24 42-40611 'Death Dealer'. Died non Battle (DNB) in B-24 42-50931 14-Jun-45.
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Death Dealer
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 13 January 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Died |
14 June 1945 | Died non Battle [DNB] in B-24 42-50931. | |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan | Son of Maurice F and Helen [Olney] Sullivan. | |
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Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery Detroit, Wayne County, MI | Re-interred Elmwood Cemetery Detroit, Wayne County, MI | |
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Based |
Hardwick | Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/84370757/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79288589/michael-l-sullivan
Removed # from A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster
