Thomas Emmett Cooney
Military
Rear L-R: Albert Taylor, James Hickey, Thomas Cooney, Walter Carney.
Front L-R: Albert Foster, William Encinas, Emil Kayrallah, Clarence Howe, Jackson Henderson, Harold Turner.
Object Number - UPL 51100 - "Lt. Walter J. Carney and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 15 June...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Carney crew. 35 missions completed by 12-Dec-44. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31118357 / O-551722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Condon, OR | 26 April 1920 | Son of E O Cooney. |
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Enlisted |
4 January 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
9 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Enlisted |
11 January 1951 | Re-enlisted USAF. | |
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Other Discharged USAF |
31 March 1967 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
17 July 1991 | ||
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Buried |
Saint Josephs Cemetery Stevens County, WA | 21 July 1991 | Saint Josephs Cemetery Stevens County, Washington |
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Based |
Molesworth | 12 December 1944 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster