Blaine E Thomas
Military
Rear L-R: S/Sgt Walter E Smith, S/Sgt Harry W. Haynes Jr, Sgt Melvin Conrad Carlson, Sgt Edward Gilbert Eschinger, Sgt Louis L Contreras.
Front L-R: 2Lt Max Richard Bartholomew, 2Lt Blaine E Thomas, 2Lt Roger Clinton Lee, 2Lt Walter L Lacy.
Object Number - UPL 37598 - "Lt. Thomas and crew of the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". England, 10 March...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Dresden in B-17 'Sack-Time' 42-102544; crashed near Dresden on 17-Apr-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14168
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17152344 / O-92990
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Co-Pilot; Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-134535
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37583525
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39583708
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33799319
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Togglier
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 17 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA | 15 February 1921 | Son of Edward C and Pearl M Thomas. |
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Enlisted |
Iowa, USA | 9 December 1942 | |
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Other Baled out POW |
Dresden, Germany | 17 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dresden in B-17 'Sack-Time' 42-102544; crashed near Dresden on 17-Apr-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14168 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Festung Königstein, Germany | 17 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Oflag IV-B Konigstein. Held with F/O Joseph Bonanno. |
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Died |
Lubbock, TX | 29 September 2014 | |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Molesworth | 17 April 1945 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, TX | Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, TX |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14168 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database