Thomas Narcisses Hanrahan

Military
media-26382.jpeg UPL 26382 Lt. Robert L Bosworth, [ Oskaloosa, IA ], 82nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-26387 MX-W 'Miss Behave'. Seen from L-R in this shot are Sgt. Thomas N Hanrahan, [Hollywood, CA]., armorer; S/Sgt. Alfred J Turrow, [Logan, WV]., crew chief and Lt. Bosworth.

Object Number - UPL 26382 - Lt. Robert L Bosworth, [ Oskaloosa, IA ], 82nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-26387 MX-W 'Miss Behave'. Seen from L-R in this shot are Sgt. Thomas N...

Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-26387) nicknamed "Miss Behave", formerly of the 78th Fighter Group, in California 1969. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1969, Ontario Calif.
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Miss Behave
  • Unit: 368th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 395th Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Los Angeles, CA 25 April 1922

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 23 January 1942 Los Angeles, California

Died

13 November 2017

Buried

Grace Garden Columbarium The Woodlands, Montgomery County, TX 16 November 2017 Grace Garden Columbarium The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Texas
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Based

Duxford Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Here is a link to an interview with Thomas N. Hanrahan talking about his WWII experience including his time at Duxford Airfield.

http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.96361/mv00…

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book DUXFORD DIARY by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition

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