Andrew J Mullavey
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in service in A/C #42-5791 flying through overcast, plane crashed into Cwm Mountain, Wales, while on a non-operational mission ferrying airmen who had completed tours of duty, from Horham in Suffolk to Woodvale near Southport, for further transportation to the United States. Andrew Mullavey was among the 18 men on board, all killed in the crash.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35008172
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18066414 / O-665367
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ruthless
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Service (KIS) |
North Wales | 29 December 1943 | |
Born |
West Virginia | ||
Buried |
Andrew Mullavey rests at Plot E, Row 4, Grave 87 |
Revisions
Changed label for the Died event to "Killed in Service (KIS)" per info in the "Summary biography"." per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Combat Chronology Supplement, Operational Handbook of the 95th BG by Andrews, p. 102, Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 443 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia