Robert S Tussey
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 20784
1st Lt Robert S Tussey 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. 26 missions. 2 x Victories [1 x air/ 1 x ground]. Bailed out over the English Channel from P-51 43-24771. Picked up by an Air Sea Rescue boat out of Dover and taken to Ramsgate Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), Bronze Star, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Reggie's Reply
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Miss Altoona
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 369th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Penny
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 352nd Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Squadron 554th Fighter Training Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born Killed in Action (KIA) |
21 December 1921 | ||
Enlisted |
25 June 1942 | ||
Other Assigned |
20 February 1944 - 11 May 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. 26 missions. 2 x Victories [1 x air/ 1 x ground]. | |
Other Crashed |
6 April 1944 | Landing Accident Debden/Sta 356 Cat 3 damage Lt Robert S Tussey, 6-Apr-44. Collided with P-51B 43-6765. P-51B 43-6876 - 336FS 4FG 8AF | |
Other Crashed |
26 April 1944 | Crashed on Take Off Martlesham Heath/Sta 369 Cat 3 Lt Robert S Tussey, 26-Apr-44. P-51B 42-106730 - 336FS 4FG 8AF | |
Other Promoted |
30 April 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Other Crashed |
2 May 1944 | Landing Accident Debden/Sta 356 Cat 3 damage Lt Robert S Tussey, 2-May-44. P-51B 43-6997 - 336FS 4FG 8AF | |
Died |
11 May 1944 | Bailed out over the English Channel. Picked up by an ASR boat out of Dover and taken to Ramsgate Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. KIA. | |
Born |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR no # / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list