Thomas Earl Raught

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Koblenz mission in B-17 42-107083; crashed near Prum on 27-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11248



Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-768191
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Kensington, Pennsylvania 24 August 1925 Son of William Earl Raught.

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA 14 August 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Died

Prum, Germany 27 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Koblenz mission in B-17 42-107083; crashed near Prum on 27-Dec-44. KIA MACR 11248

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Lorraine American Cemetery St Avold, France

Based

Grafton Underwood 27 December 1944 Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.