Thomas R Bell Sr
Military
Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
Object Number - UPL 14919 - February 1945 - 334th Fighter Squadron pilots Lt. Carl G. Payne (left) and Capt. Thomas R. Bell pass the time awaiting their next mission.
Captain Bell was from Shawboro,NC, and was assigned to the 4th fighter Group, 334th Squadron, on 28 September 1944, where he remained until the end of the war.
He became Assistant operations and Gunnery Officer in March 1945. He was credited with destroying five-and-a-half enemy aircraft [Ground].
Awards: DFC, AM (7 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Currituck County, NC, USA | 16 September 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 15 August 1941 | Fort Bragg North Carolina USA |
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Based |
Debden | 28 September 1944 - 13 April 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Edna, TX 77957, USA | 6 June 1991 | |
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End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Shawboro, NC 27973, USA | ||
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Buried |
Edna, TX 77957, USA | Memory Gardens of Edna Cemetery Edna Jackson County Texas USA |
Revisions
Personal research & 'Eighty-One Aces of the 4th Fighter Group by Frank Speer.
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
