Otis Bert Tillery

Military

He flew on Richard O'Hara crew. Lead navigator on first Sweinfurt mission, wounded on mission over Rouen. He was the 58th Officer to complete tour of 25 missions.



PH, AM 3Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC, EAME 1Battle Star,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-5720

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slightly Dangerous | Scarlet
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 367th Bomb Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1 April 1920

Died

12 October 1983

Buried

York, Alabama

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi… / relative, First Over Germany pg. 79 & 151,