Name:
Dyer Fulton
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-726220
Unit:
369th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1942-11-23
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
L
Row:
1
Grave:
19
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Dyer Fulton, co-pilot of the B-17F 41-24478, took off from Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over St Nazaire’s submarine pens. Over the target area it was attacked by heavy flak and enemy fighters, forcing a lucky few crew members to bail out before the plane exploded in mid-air.