FRE 6121
IMAGECaptain Thomas P Smith of the 359th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt. Associated caption: 'P-47 grey & white, TP Smith refers to it as "The Monster". TP indicated this photo was taken a ferw days after he arrived. However, I don't know "where" he arrived whether he means Westover MA (USA) for OTU training or at a base in England in 1944.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31051940 at enlistment, then O-812894
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot