Thomas Butler Forbes Jr
MilitaryOn a Bomber support mission 9 April 1944, Thomas Forbes’ P-47 #42-76215 was hit by Flak and/or damaged by the explosion of a locomotive his Flight was strafing in Argentan, Calvados, France. Oil pressure dropped to zero, he bailed out at 2000ft, last seen to the South of Caen. Forbes was made a Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 4105.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 366th Fighter Group 389th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
28 January 1915 | Mississippi | |
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Enlisted |
25 November 1940 | Vicksburg, Mississippi | |
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Other Bailed out |
9 April 1944 | of his P-47 #42-76215 in the area of Caen, Calvados Department, France | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
9 April 1944 | Interned Stalag Luft 3 Sagan, Poland. NARA WWII POW Records : “Returned to Military Control 13 July 1945.” | |
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Died |
18 January 2000 | Mississippi | |
| Warren County, Mississippi | |||
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Buried |
Thomas Forbes Jr rests at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi |
Revisions
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Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records
MACR 4105
NARA - Captured German records - J-918 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131496028 and KUJ-910 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131496286