Thomas Dimbro

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed in Sweden on 8/6/44 in B-17 'Twinkle Toes' #42-31509, INT.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31509

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Twinkle Toes
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron 510th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Binghamton, NY, USA 21 September 1942 Married at the time of his enlistment

Other

Interned (INT)

275 96 Sövde, Sweden 6 August 1944

Born

New York, USA
Broome County, NY, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7589