Bernard G Tyrrell
Military
Tyrrell identified by Tim McCann, 4th Fighter Group Association.
Object Number - UPL 20568 - Lt. Donald Nee's P-47C-5-RE, VF-N, 41-6536 "Sandman." Crew member Bernard G Tyrrell 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Tyrell was made Staff Sergeant early in the war, but was busted down to Private, and served with this rank, as a Crew Chief for most of his service. Shortly before the end of the war he was promoted to Private First Class.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 356th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885190
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot-1055
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Sand Man
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Jersey Bounce
- Unit: 42nd Air Depot Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Butch
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Betty Jane
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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Sources
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
