Thomas J Gill
MilitaryAssigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna, Austria in B-17 44-6353; Hit by flak, exploded mid-air 10-Sep-44. Seen to be attempting to open the escape hatch. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8261
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813973
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, NY | 27 June 1920 | Son of Lorna Gill. |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Loius, MO | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO Section 85 Site 132-166 | |
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Based |
Lucera | 10 September 1944 | Assigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |