Warren Hathaway Fuller was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts on April 17, 1921, the son of Warren E. and Polly H. Fuller. One account states birth place was Bristol County, Maine, which contains the city of Attleboro.

He enlisted on January 24, 1942 at Boston for the Army Air Corps. He received flight training, and then was commissioned. Trained on the B-17 aircraft, he was assigned to a combat crew and deployed to England.

He then appears as a part of a replacement crew for the 563rd Bomb Squadron of the 388th Bomb Group in Knettishall, England. Apparently, he and his crew ferried the aircraft from the U.S. They arrived at Knettishall in late June, 1943.

On July 25, 1943, they were scheduled to fly as part of the low group on a bombing raid on Westrow, Germany. One account states this was their first mission, but 388th Bomb Group records state this was the second mission. Twenty-one aircraft sortied in the group, but one was hit with flak as the formation passed the Danish coast and aborted the mission.

The remaining aircraft continued to the target. When they arrived, the target was obscured by clouds, so the lead aircraft picked a target of opportunity - the Kerik-West airfield. All bombs hit the target, and the formation started home. Suddenly, enemy aircraft attacked, and Lt. Fuller's plane crashed into the North Sea off the Danish coast. All 10 crew members were killed. This was the first 388th Bomb Group crew to be lost in action.

Lt. Fuller's body washed ashore on November 9, 1943 between Esbjerg and Thyboron. He was buried by the Germans in Lemvig Cemetery with full military honors. He was later moved to the American Cemetery at Neuville-en-Cordon, Belgium. After the war, he was returned to the U.S. and is now buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.

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