Thaddeus F Jez
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 17286 - This is Thaddeus Jez Wedding Photo taken in front of my Grandparent's house in Holyoke, Mass. To his left is my Aunt Palmyra Chamberlain, & to his...
Thaddeus Jez served as a tail gunner with the 791st Bomb Squadron of the 467th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Rackheath, England. On 6 August 1944, he was Killed in Action (KIA) when his B-24 #4129421 'Wallowing Wilbert' was shot down by flak.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wallowing Wilbert
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Massachusetts, USA | 15 August 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Springfield, MA, USA | 26 December 1941 | |
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Died |
6 August 1944 | ||
| Hampden County, MA, USA | |||
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Buried |
South Hadley, MA 01075, USA |
Revisions
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7374 / MACR 7374 & Watts book p137 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
