Halcott Bratton Thomas Jr
Military
95th BG - 335th BS
Standing Left to Right: Gene C. Grime (R/O), Billy C. Ferguson (FE), Millard E. McGowan, Jr. (TG), Fred W. Miller (WG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Halcott B. Thomas (P), Benjamin F. Hathaway (B), Bily P. Decherniss (BTG), Donald B. Flygstad (N), Max Bunin (CP)
This was largely the crew that Halcott Thomas finished his tour with, though his original crew had a sunstantially different composition. The crew in the photo had been the Jammie Philpott crew
95th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 44462 - Halcott B. Thomas Crew 95th BG - 335th BS Standing Left to Right: Gene C. Grime (R/O), Billy C. Ferguson (FE), Millard E. McGowan, Jr. (TG),...
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- Date: 30 October 1944
- Date: 25 October 1944
- Date: 22 October 1944
- Date: 18 September 1944
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- Date: 13 September 1944
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA | 9 June 1921 | |
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Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham Airfield, UK | 9 September 1944 - 11 April 1945 | 35 Combat Missions |
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Died |
La Canada, CA | 17 September 2014 | Beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away on September 17, 2014. Raised in Hollywood, CA, graduate of USC, Hal was a decorated WWII B-17 pilot, member of the 95th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. He was a 51-year resident of La Canada. His loving, generous spirit will be missed. He was preceded in death by his wife, Julia Millikan Thomas and daughter, Christianne Thomas. Survived by his children: Bruce (Julie) Thomas, Rick (Heather) Thomas, Erin Thomas, grandchildren: Marian, Phillip, and David Thomas; brother, Bill (Nancy) Thomas of Charlotte, NC; and many nieces and nephews. |
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Buried |
Riverside, CA | 18 October 2014 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA Add to Map Plot SECTION 59C SITE 521 |
| La Canada, CA | |||
| Los Angeles, Ca | 709 N. McCadden Place |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php