Edward Tully

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-57180.jpeg UPL 57180 2Lt Edward Tully

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Object Number - UPL 57180 - 2Lt Edward Tully

Assigned to 708BS 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-102494 24-May-44; hit by prop wash from another A/C, crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5249



Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-748467
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tucson, Arizona, USA 30 June 1921 Son of Albert and Sarah [Valencia] Tully.

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 24 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-102494 24-May-44; hit by prop wash from another A/C, crashed into North Sea. KIA MACR 5249

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot D Row 16 Grave 17

Revisions

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Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #367 for 5/24/1944 per info in the "Summary biography".

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Merged dup Died events.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5249 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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