Thomas J Dykla

Military

Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #42-52570 'Sack Happy', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Adolph Komer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-664616
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-52570

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sack Happy
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Two Rivers, Wisconsin, USA 22 March 1924

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI, USA 9 December 1942

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, UK 22 March 1944 - 29 May 1944 Shot down on his 15th mission

Other

Returned from the ETO

New York, NY, USA 12 June 1945 Ship: Admiral Benson

Died

25 February 1978

Buried

Lemay, MO 63125, USA 1 March 1978 Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA  Plot Section L Site 4642

Other

Shot Down/Crash Landed

24837 Schleswig, Germany 29 May 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=4749524…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7488&h=3020076…

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5226 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database