Thomas Edwin Sproat
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin; Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97501. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4253
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-704569
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36559277
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810250
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749602
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
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- Date: 20 April 1944
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- Date: 13 April 1944
- Date: 11 April 1944
- Date: 10 April 1944
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- Date: 9 April 1944
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pennsylvania | 3 October 1922 | Son of Samuel H and Lela Bell [Davis] Sproat. |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 30 January 1941 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Died |
Siestedt, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin; Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-17 42-97501. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4253 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Rattlesden | 29 April 1944 | Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried/ Commemorated |
Greene County Memorial Park Waynesburg, Greene County, PA | Greene County Memorial Park Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database