Thomas H Rivenbark
Military
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UPL 28070
Capt Thomas H Rivenbark leans from the window of B-26B 41-31767 'Ginger' 449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF.
Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. Prisoner of War (POW). 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063338 / O-681235
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Ginger
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
North Carolina, USA | 19 October 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Washington, DC, USA | 7 May 1941 | 07 May 1941 |
Other Shot down |
62600 Berck, France | 21 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. POW. 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 21 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
Virginia, USA | 25 May 1976 | |
Buried |
28 May 1976 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA | |
Virginia, USA | |||
Based |
Andrews Field | 21 April 1944 | Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |