Harold Elroy Tilbury
Military
Associated people
Object Number - UPL 37034 - Part of MACR 1555, records those captured and interrogated. 2Lt Charles Joseph Spear Navigator of B-17 42-29663, shows DOB 7th Aug 1918.
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. 4 x combat missions. Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 42-29663. Evaded (EVD). MACR 15555
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
On his 4th mission he had to bail out and successfully evaded. Has a chapter about his service in the book "The Greatest Generation of Silver Wings" by Don Ward. See also his 8th AFHS-MN webpage.
https://sites.google.com/site/8thafhsmn/Home
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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: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11033809 / O-791522
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota | 10 December 1914 | Son of Mr Clyde A and Berthe V Tilbury. |
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Other Baled out EVD |
Lorient, France | 17 May 1943 | Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 42-29663. Evaded (EVD). MACR 15555 |
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Other Evaded capture |
France | 17 May 1944 | Evaded capture (EVD). |
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Died |
Woodinville, WA | 17 February 2006 | |
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Buried |
Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Seattle, WA | 21 February 2006 | Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home Seattle, King County, WA Plot G12 Elm Section, Lot 2A |
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Based |
Chelveston | 17 May 1943 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Canby, Minnesota |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/47349084
https://www.fold3.com/image/617305443
https://www.fold3.com/record/62518210-harold-e-tilbury
https://www.fold3.com/record/619078382-harold-tilbury-1914
https://research.archives.gov/search?q=%22Tilbury,%20Harold%20E.%22
https://wwii-netherlands-escape-lines.com/research/national-archives-re…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15555 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database