Andrew J Mullavey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed 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

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • 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

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Killed in Service (KIS)

North Wales 29 December 1943

Born

West Virginia

Buried

Andrew Mullavey rests at Plot E, Row 4, Grave 87

Revisions

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Changed label for the Died event to "Killed in Service (KIS)" per info in the "Summary biography"." per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Corrected name in burial place under Biography

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ABMC website
Details from Mark Walters.

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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