Magee Charles Fuller
MilitaryPhoto uploaded by Granddaughter Kara L. Fuller.
Major Fuller was Command Pilot on this 20-Jul-44 mission to Merseburg, Germany, on board B-17 #42-97564. Shot down by flak and force-landed near Chaam, Holland. Captured and made Prisoner of War (POW). Was the last of the original Bloody 100th to be shot down.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (8 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39549755
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32374784 at enlistment, then O-682835
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14098691 at enlistment, then O-809589
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator, Radar, Radar Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-409811
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16000105 at enlistment, then O-666697
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pasadena Nina
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ol' Dad
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My achin’ back!
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Belle of Berlin
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
4 December 1917 | Son of Warren J and Ethel [Magee] Fuller. | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
20 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. | |
Died |
4 July 1970 | ||
Buried |
7 July 1970 | Magee Fuller rests at the Calvary Cemetery in Erie, Pennsylvania. |
Revisions
Added an Association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Information updated by Granddaughter Kara L. Fuller, including information used from the 100th BG Foundation website.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7414 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database