Lt Harlan Tully, Nav/Bomb. Tulley, Harlan Norval, 1Lt., Navigator, Enlistment Service # : 17055612 Officer's Service # : O-704107

MIA sent to his wife Mrs. Agnes Tulley, Box 844, Buffalo, Wyoming

MISSING IN ACTION on 06 February 1945 on Bombing Mission on Crema Rail Bridge in Northern Italy. Plane Shot Down By Flak, Inverted and Crashed Into Hill at North End of Lake Garda. 4 to 5 Chutes Seen. The Two Pilots Were Killed in the Crash and the 5 Surviving Crew Members Were Captured By The ENEMY and Held as Prisoners Of War. Tulley~POW****

Promoted to 1st LT. on 11 Dec. 1944

1st Mission; Sunday, 3 December 1944

EIGHT Combat Missions in December,1944….. and December, 1944;

2nd Lt. Harlan N. Tulley (navigator), 3rd OLC to the Air Medal

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Monday, 1 January 1945

447th BS: War Diary of: Mango, Vincent A. "Vince”, S/Sgt, aerial gunner (Mission 61)

“Target: Pavia Ammo Dump Flak: HMI Combat: 3:00 Bombs: 1,000 lbs

Escorts: None Plane # 240 (43-36240 “May Be”) Crew: P-CPT Murray CP-Lt Highsmith B-Lt Gargiulo, N-Lt Tully E-Sgt Perl R-SSG Poulin G-SSG Mango

Target Well carpeted causing one terrific explosion and many smaller. Flight heard explosion and was rocked by concussion at 11,500 feet. Explosions continued for nine minutes and smoke rose over 10,000 feet”

Tulley, Harlan Norval, 1Lt, navigator

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_** U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
NAME TULLEY#HARLAN#N######### TULLEY#HARLAN#N#########
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 17055612 17055612
RESIDENCE: STATE 79 WYOMING
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 019 JOHNSON
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 7545 JEFFERSON BARRACKS MISSOURI
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 30 30
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 01 01
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43 43
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION AC# Air Corps
BRANCH: CODE 20 Air Corps
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other
emergency,
plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise
according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 5 Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative
Corps (MAC) Officer
NATIVITY #0 Undefined Code
YEAR OF BIRTH 98 98
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 038 Professional occupations, n.e.c.
MARITAL STATUS 0 Undefined Code
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 3 Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and
Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act
(Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0245 0245
FILM REEL NUMBER 2.102 2.102

NOTE: YEAR OF BIRTH IS AN ERROR

Should be: 1915

World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946
NAME TULLEY HARLAN N TULLEY HARLAN N
SERIAL NUMBER O&704107 O&704107
GRADE, ALPHA 1 LT First Lieutenant or Chief nurse or Head dietitian or
Head physical therapy aides
GRADE CODE F First Lieutenant or Lt. Jr. Grade
SERVICE CODE 1 ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE AC Air Corps
ARM OR SERVICE CODE 20 AC: AIR CORPS
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) 06 06
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) 02 02
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) 5 1945
RACIAL GROUP CODE 1 WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
PARENT UNIT TYPE
AREA 98 North African Theatre: Italy
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) 16 16
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) 06 06
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) 5 1945
SOURCE OF REPORT 1 Individual has been reported through sources considered
official.
STATUS 8 Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
DETAINING POWER 1 GERMANY
CAMP 033 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria
(Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
REP

POW TRANSPORT SHIPS

File Unit: 1954 National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel,
1954 - 1954 (American Institute of Biological Sciences) in the Series:
National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, created 1954 -
1970, documenting the period 1954 - 1970. - Record Group 307 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains data compiled from social and natural
scientists who responded to survey questionnaires sent to them by professional
organizations.

FAMILY NAME TULLEY TULLEY
FIRST NAME HARLAN HARLAN
MIDDLE NAME OR INITIAL N N
SUFFIX OR PREFIX
MONTH OF BIRTH
YEAR OF BIRTH 15 1915
SEX 1 MALE
RECORD KEY - IGNORE 100000000 100000000
SOCIETY B AMERICAN BIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
MONTH OF INFORMATION R NOVEMBER
YEAR OF INFORMATION 4 1954
SERIAL NUMBER 7998840 7998840
NAME TULLEY HARLAN N TULLEY HARLAN N
FIRST SPECIALTY
SECOND SPECIALTY 1082 SOIL SCIENCE: CONSERVATION
EMPLOYMENT SPECIALTY 002 AGRICULTURAL, BIOLOGICAL & MEDICAL SCIENCES:
AGRICULTURAL & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: AGRICULTURE: ALL OTHER
FIRST EMPLOYMENT FUNCTION 2 CONSULTING, CLINICAL PRACTICE, ENGINEERING
ECONOMICS, OR EVALUATION
SECOND EMPLOYMENT FUNCTION 7 INSPECTION, CLINICAL ANALYSIS, TESTING, OR
ANALYTICAL AND PROCESS CONTROL
TYPE OF EMPLOYER 4 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING ARMED FORCES
STATE 83 WYOMING (MOUNTAIN REGION)
SELECTIVE SERVICE CLASSIFICATION XX MASKED VALUE
MILITARY STATUS, RESERVE MEMBERSHIP 6 MEMBER, AIR FORCE RESERVE
MILITARY STATUS, RESERVE STATUS 1 READY RESERVE
MILITARY STATUS, ACTIVE DUTY, STATUS & MEMBERSHIP 1 NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY
FOREIGN LANGUAGE NAME 00 MISCELLANEOUS or NO REPORT OR POSITIVE REPORT OF
NO LANGUAGE (MISCELLANEOUS LANGUAGE)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 9 NO REPORT OF PROFICIENCY, OR NO POSITIVE
REPORT
GEOGRAPHIC AREA KNOWLEDGE 00 NO REPORT
DATES WHEN AREA KNOWLEDGE GAINED 0 NO REPORT
HOW GEOGRAPHIC AREA KNOWLEDGE WAS GAINED 0 NO INFORMATION PROVIDED
CITIZENSHIP 1 USA
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP 2 NOT MEMBER OF GATHERING ORGANIZATION, BUT MEMBER OF
OTHER NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
EXTENT OF EDUCATION 3 BACHELORS DEGREE
MAJOR SUBJECT OF HIGHEST DEGREE 04 FORESTRY AND RANGE SCIENCE
YEAR OF HIGHEST DEGREE 41 1941
INSTITUTION GRANTING HIGHEST DEGREE D88 Idaho University of - Moscow, ID ------------------
U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
Name: Harlan N Tulley
Address: 305 Coffeen Ave
City: Sheridan
State: Wyoming
Zip Code: 82801-4808**_