Thomas Lynn Bell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 18568 - Crew #637 John S. Archer, Jr. Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Thomas L. Bell (CP), John S. Archer (P), Doyle E. Stegall (B),...
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Zui Dveen in B-24 True Love #4129449
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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
People

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809346
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: True Love
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Utah, USA | 11 September 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 5 January 1943 | |
Died |
west of Steenwijk, Netherlands | 15 August 1944 | KIA when his a/c was shot down by German fighters. |
Buried |
8341 Steenwijkerwold, Netherlands | 19 August 1944 | buried as "unknown" Kerkbuurt Cemetery Grave #5 |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1231 Pacific Avenue | ||
Buried |
San Bruno, CA, USA | Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County California, USA Plot: J, 857 |
Revisions
466th BG Historian
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8429 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database