Cyril Harvey Fairhead
MilitaryAssigned to 834BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. 36 x missions (7-May-44 to 21-Sep-44). ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (4BS), WWII Victory
Post war: Served in USAF in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Connections
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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: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18219458
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37212532
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Unlimited
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Pisces
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron 461st Bomb Group 766th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dirty Deuce
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
31 October 1918 | BornEasthampton, Massachusetts | |
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Enlisted |
20 May 1942 | EnlistedSpringfield, Massachusetts | |
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Other Commissioned |
30 August 1943 | ||
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Other Discharged |
12 January 1947 | ||
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Enlisted |
5 September 1969 | ||
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Other Discharged |
30 June 1974 | ||
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Died |
30 August 2002 | DiedEl Paso, Texas | |
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Buried |
2 September 2002 | InterredFort Bliss National CemeteryEl Paso, Texas |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/717372444/fairhead-cyril-h-us-veterans-gravesites-ca1775-2019
https://www.fold3.com/record/83395725/cyril-h-fairhead-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72412260/cyril-h-fairhead
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https://www.fold3.com/record/83395725/cyril-h-fairhead-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72412260/cyril-h-fairhead
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia