Thomas L Gallagher
Military
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Object Number - UPL 30885 - Staff Sergeant Thomas L. Gallagher, 100th Bomb Group.
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![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- 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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: White Cargo, Heavenly Days
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Bailed out |
18 May 1945 | Bailed out over Koscian in Poland. Russian soldiers took the crew to Poltava in Russia where they remained for nearly 2 months before being returned to Thorpe Abbotts by a B-17 crew based in Italy. | |
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Born |
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA |
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Additional details from "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
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Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
