Thomas E Bell
MilitaryFlew 34 missions . One of planes was B-17 # 42-32080 'Virgin From Hell'
Air Medal/Lucky Bastard Certificate
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Virginia Helen, Stinky
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
California | 9 September 1924 | |
Died |
1 May 1969 | ||
Buried |
Oakland, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945/stepson, Col. Norman