Fernando A Tellez
Military
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UPL 36424
Fernando A. Tellez
Co-Pilot
Crew #619 - Albert J. Taft Crew
shot down 9 April 1944
POW
Co-Pilot
Crew #619 - Albert J. Taft Crew
shot down 9 April 1944
POW
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52569 'Lovely Lady', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751575
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lovely Lady
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
El Paso, Texas | 13 February 1919 | |
Enlisted |
San Pedro, California | 20 January 1942 | Fort MacArthur |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 9 April 1944 - 15 May 1945 | Stalag Luft 1 (dates are approximate) |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3844 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database