Thomas Jackson Alexander
Military
American Library Norfolk Database
Object Number - UPL 20294 - 2nd Lt Thomas J. Alexander ASN O-2062747, Co-Pilot/MOS1024, R117, Heichel Crew. 854th Squadron 491st Bomb Group- England - 1945 (photo courtesy...
Thomas Alexander’s older brother, Marston Alexander Jr, born in 1917, died in October 1929. Thomas enlisted in the Air Corps and was trained as a pilot. Sent overseas, he was assigned to the 491st Bomb Group / 854th Bomb Squadron in England. He was on board B-24 "Belle Ringer" # 42-51195 when it crash-landed in Belgium on return from the 14 March 1945 mission to bomb the marshalling yards at Gütersloh, Germany.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38554671
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13180874
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33801048
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
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Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, United States | 16 May 1923 | the son of Marston and Virginia Alexander |
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Enlisted |
Kerrville, Texas, United States | 26 May 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other |
near Florée, Belgium | 14 March 1945 | Was on board B-24 "belle Ringer" # 42-51195 when it crash-landed in Belgium |
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Died |
Dallas, Texas, United States | 8 April 2005 | |
| Dallas, Texas, United States | |||
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Buried |
Hope Cemetery, Henrietta, Clay County, Texas, United States |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistments records
Personal research on Thomas J. Alexander
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster