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Cambridge, NY |
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Parents: Eugene and M. Marcella; Wife: Patricia (deceased), Margaret |
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Ft Edward, NY |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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January 23, 1942 |
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444th |
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678th |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Navigator |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Lieutenant Colonel |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-24899 - Agitator II |
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Were you interned? |
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No |
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After the war, he was an executive officer of an AFROTC Cadet Corps while serving as assistant professor of air science at Manhattan College. On Oct. 1963, after more than 21 years of service, he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the Air Force.
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In September 1964, he opened his law firm in Fort Edward. He was a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association
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Mr. Tierney passed away July 19, 2005. He is buried at Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Duell Road, Schuylerville, NY.
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