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Personal info

Full name
TULLY, Edward
Date of birth
30 June 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Hometown
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

Military service

Service number
O-816675
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
711th Bombardment Squadron,
447th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 May 1944
Place of death
North Sea

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 16 17

Immediate family

Members
Albert Tully (father)
Sarah Tully (mother)
Frances Tully (sister)
Joe Tully (brother)
Irene B. (Mariscal) Tully (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-102494
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 5249

More information

Lt Edward Tully graduated from Tucson high school. He attended the University of Arizona.
He entered the service in 1942 and received his commission from Blythe field in November.
Briefing was at 0430 hours and the target was Berlin. Two thirds of the weapons were GP bombs and the remainder were incendiary bombs. Take off started at 0645 hours. After assembly the formation departed the English coast at Corner at 0900 hours at an altitude of 12,000 feet. When the group reached the Danish coast they were at 26,000 feet. At about 1025 hours, Lt Ralph R. Simon got caught in prop wash and lost control of his plane going down on his back in a spin.

Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.fold3.com - MACR / WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - Tucson Daily Citizen, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census

Photo source: Michel Beckers, Dominique Potier, www.findagrave.com - Jaap Vermeer