Cornelius Joseph Reilly

Military
media-46605.jpeg UPL 46605 Sgt. Cornelius J. Reilly, TG; 11087941; B-17 #42-31682, 96th Bomb Squadron; 2nd Bomb Group

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Object Number - UPL 46605 - Sgt. Cornelius J. Reilly, TG; 11087941; B-17 #42-31682, 96th Bomb Squadron; 2nd Bomb Group

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-768796
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot/Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jocko
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cambridge, MA 19 April 1919

Enlisted

Boston, MA 28 August 1942

Died

Amendola Airfield, Italy 6 December 1944 Reilly was KIA with his whole crew when their B-17 crashed on takeoff for a mission to Zagreb.
Boston, MA 111 Warren Avenue

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