Thomas M McNamara

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed near Rotterdam on 9 Aug 44 in B-24 Hot Box 41-29374



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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-818882
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29374) nicknamed "Hot Box" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24H-15-CF, 41-29374, 466 BG.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hot Box
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th 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).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Orange, Texas 24 November 1923

Other

Prisoner of War

9 August 1944

Died

Beaumont, TX, USA 13 July 2013

Buried

Orange, TX, USA 16 July 2013 Claybar Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Orange, TX Section: Garden of Gethsemane

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 7380;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7380