James N Thomas
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Sgt. Walter C. Race, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Sgt. Leslie C. Rambo, Mattoon, Wisc. ; Sgt Richard G. Ryan, Peabody, Mass.; Sgt Joseph W. Sanders, Amarillo, Tex.; S/Sgt James N. Thomas, Mebane, N. C.”
(Awards ceremony in Cairo, Egypt – photo sent on 3 March 1943 by Lt. Tom Prideaux, from 9th Combat Camera Unit, Cairo, Egypt.) – Note : Rambo’s correct first name is Lester, not Leslie.
Added photo
Object Number - UPL 20447 - Official USAAF photo 23099 AC. Original caption : “Left to Right: Sgt. Walter C. Race, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Sgt. Leslie C. Rambo, Mattoon, Wisc. ;...
James Thomas was Right Waist gunner on B-24 #41-24025 'Satan's Chariot' on the 31 March 1943 mission to Rotterdam. The plane was last seen heading for England and was lost in the North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Still listed as Missing In Action (MIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35259633
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16019012 and O-442942
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14057097
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11044159
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16023523
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Satan's Chariot
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
North Carolina | 23 June 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States | 10 February 1942 | |
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Other Missing In Action (MIA) |
North Sea | 31 March 1943 | On board B-24 #41-24025 when it was lost in the North Sea |
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Other Memorialized |
Cambridge American Cemetery And Memorial, Coton, Cambridge, United Kingdom | Memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Other Memorialized |
Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery in Orange County, North Carolina, United States |
Revisions
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
ABMC, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 94, Ted's Travelling Circus by Carroll (Cal) Stewart, p. 89 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
