Thomas Lynn Bell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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), Norman Peck (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: William A. Lowen (FE), Donald E. McCarty (R/O), Robert J. Lehman (NTG), Harry A. Clark (WG), John M. Capps (TG), Edward B. Philo (TTG)
This crew was shot down by Me109's over the Netherlands on 15 August 1944. Archer, Bell, Peck, Lehman and Philo were all KIA. McCarty, Lowen and Capps were all captured. Clark successfully evaded capture. Stegall was not aboard when the crew were shot down however the 466th BG Ammunition Officer ,William Leslie was aboard and was also captured.
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
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Sources
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Sources
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