Alfred Augustus Tomkinson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: Dave Stephens - Jim Drain - Vincent Huss - Jim Sharp - Myles Busse - Unkn - Unkn - Unkn - Unkn
Front L-R: Bill Thomas - Alf Tomkinson - John Sederis - Rodney 'Bob' Tobine - Unkn
A/C is B-17 42-31226 'The Saint and Ten Sinners'.
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 56914 - James Sharp crew. 401BG. Rear L-R: Dave Stephens - Jim Drain - Vincent Huss - Jim Sharp - Myles Busse - Unkn - Unkn - Unkn - Unkn Front L-R: Bill...
Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. On return from mission 12-May-44 with Lt J.C. Sharp in B-17 42-107009, Waist gunner: Alfred A. Tomkinson (KIA- flak hit - died in in base hospital). Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12075675 / O-745199
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Jane
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA | 20 May 1924 | Son of Alfred S and Hollie Mae [Downey] Tomkinson. |
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Died |
12 May 1944 | (KIA- flak hit - died in in base hospital). Killed in Action (KIA) | |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 13 May 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot A Row 1 Grave 9 |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 12 May 1944 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces vol 3 pg 652, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1208