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Harold Louis Thomas

Military

Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on B-24 44-40237. ETD

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME ( 2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Top L-R, S/Sgt Mener, Eng, Lt Day, Co-pilot, Lt Bowens, Bomb, Lt Fisher, Nav, Lt Yarina, pilot. Bot L-R, PFC Allison, gunner, S/Sgt Begley, gunner, Cpt Rogers, passenger, S/Sgt Silverfole, Radio, Sgt Boggs, gunner.'

854th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Donald Elwood Woodward

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19082165 / O-684447
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.

44-40237

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron

Places

Personnel of the 491st Bomb Group with ground support vehicles, including trucks, ambulances and a Cletrac wait in front of the control tower at Metfield for returning B-24 Liberators. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Waiting for mission return, probably Metfield, Nov.'

Metfield

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Beaverton, MI	22 December 1920	Son of Olivia Thomas.
Enlisted	Sacramento, CA	25 September 1942	Sacramento, California
Other Discharged USAAF		5 September 1945	Honourable discharge.
Died		24 October 1980
Buried	Quincy Cemetery Quincy, Plumas County, CA	27 October 1980	Quincy Cemetery Quincy, Plumas County, California
Based	Metfield		Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date28 Sep 2021 19:44:02

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/631992870
https://www.fold3.com/record/90974357/harold-l-thomas-wwii-army-enlistm…
https://www.fold3.com/record/626534944/harold-thomas-1920-veterans-affa…
https://digitalarchive.2ndair.org.uk/
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143869306
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28743516/harold-louis-thomas

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:10

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster