Thomas A McQuade
MilitaryShot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 42-37852 'Payoff'. Prisoner of War.
POW/Purple Heart/Air Medal/2 bronze stars
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32730603
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31167114 at enlistment, then O-697510
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Grand Old Lady, The Pay Off
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War |
18 April 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 | |
Died |
10 July 2004 | ||
Born |
Mendham, New Jersey |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Removed a space in the "Summary biography" for readability. Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4157