Thomas Memory Floyd Jr

Military

11 missions from November 1944 to February 1945. Shot down over Chemnitz 6 February 1945. Prisoner of War (POW). Plane was 'Picadilly Lilly' #43-38044 B-17



PH/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ European Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle Stars



Flew on B-17G 43-38044 Picadilly Lilley

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38044

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Piccadilly Lilley
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cayce, South Carolina 4 October 1920

Died

Greenville, SC, USA 27 March 2003

Buried

West Columbia, South Carolina, USA Mount Tabor Cemetery West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina

Revisions

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Added Died and Buried events and middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 158378678.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster / self MACR 12239