Thomas J Sagany
Military
Jay D Cowans grandsons personal files
Object Number - UPL 20341 - Passed for Personal Use Only 17 April 1945
Had a string of at least 56 missions without an abort in Jan 1945.
Awarded the Bronze Star on 23 Feb 1945 for 50+ missions without an abort.
"Tom was a good man and a good friend to me and my family. I will remember him always. He gave me his leather flight jacket when I was 14. I have his ribbons and dog tags."
Awards: BS, GC, PH, 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: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Nancy
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 392nd Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron 578th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 30 October 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York | 28 July 1942 | Fort Jay Governors Island, New York |
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Died |
Patchogue, NY | 25 May 2006 | |
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Buried |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Coram, Suffolk County, NY | 30 May 2006 | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Coram, Suffolk County, NY |
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Based |
Mendlesham | Assigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Changes
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Sources
1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
