Tom Earl Marchbanks Jr
Military
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Object Number - UPL 23608 - Tom Marchbanks' Crew. Back row: (L-R) F/O Robert Galloway-Navigator, F/O A.C. Beatty-Bombardier, F/O Roland O Litz-Co-pilot, Lt. Tom...
Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 35 combat missions. He stayed in the service and was appointed to many key positions: wing commander of 433rd Troop Carrier Wing, Air Force Reserve. 1957 . was nominated by the president as first chief, Air Force Reserve in the Office of Air Force Reserve He was confirmed as Maj. Gen in 1968
Awards: LOM, DFC (OLC), AM (7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17090224 / T-?
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33691633
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Benito, Texas | 27 June 1922 | Son of Thomas Earl Snr and Josie Ida [Moody] Marchbanks. |
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Enlisted |
Houston, TX | 20 March 1942 | |
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Died |
San Benito, TX | 1 March 1975 | |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington County, Virginia | ||
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Based |
Nuthampstead | Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/161219769
https://www.fold3.com/record/84819309-tom-e-marchbanks-jr
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106361/major-ge…
One of Thousands: A Navigator In the European Air War By Frederick Fooy
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101973291/tom-e-marchbanks
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / wife
