Thomas Houston Krise

Military
media-13621.octet-stream UPL 13621 Crew 6 Of The 613th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 21 August 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 13621 - Crew 6 Of The 613th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 21 August 1944.

Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ol Massa
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Son of a Blitz
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Homesick Angel
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Carrie B II
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Auburn, IN 46706, USA 14 November 1919

Died

Indianapolis, IN, USA 15 December 1998

Buried

Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, 700 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46208, USA Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

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