Bernard E Controulis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
personal photo
Object Number - UPL 30234 - #42-37978 "Ka-Lang" 305th BG/365th Bomber Squadron
Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-17 #4231402. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Update 10/13/17.....Prior to 5/11/44, Lt. Controulis was the co-pilot on #42-37978 named "Ka-Lang" (the sound that shrapnel made as it hit the fuselage). According to Vivian Rogers-Price, Research Director at the Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Georgia, "I also found that the Co-Pilot on your father's crew, 2nd Lt. Bernard
E. Controulis was KIA on 11 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31402 which was seen
to explode. On this mission he flew on the Alex Thomaides crew, not
with his usual pilot, J.F. Schleifer (see MACR 4869). Additionally, my father was the radio gunner on "Ka-Lang" and served with Lt. Controulis on that plane prior to 5/11/44. My dad's diary entry from 5/11/44: "Made my 30th and last mission. Not as happy an occasion as it should be. Lt. Controulis along with Lt. Thomaides crew, all swell fellows, hit and exploded. Saw their ship burn and explode. Didn't see anyone get out."
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
11 May 1944 | ||
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Born |
Decatur, Illinois, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 11 May 1944 |
Revisions
Vivian Rogers-Price, Research Director, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Also excerpt from Enrico Carpini's personal diary who witnessed the event.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4869 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database