Thomas Mathias Noesges
MilitaryAssigned to 765BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. West crew. 10 x combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery in B-24 44-41016; Hit by fighters, A/C set on fire and exploded. Hit on head by flak fragment, concussed. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10636
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20717506 / O-798711
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
16 February 1921 | Son of Margaret C Noesges. | |
Died |
Rolling Meadows, IL | 6 June 1998 | |
Buried |
15 June 1998 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, VA |