Lester A Tullier

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-55031.jpeg UPL 55031 B-17G-105-BO #43-39165 'Ginny', 379th Bomb Group (FC-O)

Pictured are:
2nd Lieutenant James I Owens Jr., Pilot
Flight Officer Neil J Rissler, Co-Pilot
2nd Lieutenant Joseph L Tullier, Navigator
Staff Sergeant Charles Wells, Nose Gunner/Togglier
Staff Sergeant William K Byard Jr., Radio Operator/Gunner
Tech Sergeant Stephan Wigoda, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Sergeant Robert K Barrett, Ball Turret Gunner
Tech Sergeant Alvin E Selfridge, Waist Gunner
Staff Sergeant Carl Roberts Jr., Tail Gunner

Original Image caption:
A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Ginny" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 28 April 1945.

Object Number - UPL 55031 - B-17G-105-BO #43-39165 'Ginny', 379th Bomb Group (FC-O) Pictured are: 2nd Lieutenant James I Owens Jr., Pilot Flight Officer Neil J Rissler,...

Shot down at Eidelstedt on 6/16/44 in B-17 #4231648



KIA



Killed in Action (KIA) Laon/Couvron airdome in France Ensign Mary crew.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ensign Mary
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

16 June 1944

Born

Plaquemine, Louisiana, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Pont Point, France 16 June 1944

Revisions

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from MACR 5988

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SSgt. Lester A. Tullier was my maternal Great Uncle. He is buried with his Parents at the St. John the Evangelist Cemetery in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

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379th Bomb Group Anthology; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 307 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5900 / MACR 5988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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