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Crull, Guy Edward "The Tank Pilot"

Date of birth:
September 29th, 1922 (Chillicothe/Illinois, United States)
Date of death:
March 8th, 2006 (Chillicothe/Illinois, United States)
Nationality:
American

Biography

Enlisted in both the Marines (rejected) and U.S. Army (accepted) in 1942. Crull was subsequently trained as driver of a M4A1 Sherman tank. He served in the New Guinea campaign as well in the Leyte Gulf invasion of the Philippine Islands. His final mission was the invasion of Corregidor in February 1945. He was the only survivor of his crew when the Monkey Point tunnel exploded. He was severely wounded and became known as the "tank pilot" due to the fact his tank was blown into the air by the explosion.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
603rd Tank Company, 24th Infantry Division "Victory Division", U.S. Army
Pfc Crull suffered from two major skull fractures, a twisted spine and other broken bones.
Purple Heart

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