Thomas Manos
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Ancestry
Object Number - UPL 54420 - Thomas Manos
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Thomas died when the B-17 flying fortress he was on crashed on Birchenough Hill. Also on board were Donald J DeCleene, Maynard Stravinski, Frank E Garry Jr and Howard F Ayers. Killed in Service (KIS)
No awards given.
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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: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18153933
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771335
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32914778
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-827989
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 18 August 1924 | |
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Died |
Birchenough Hill near Wildboarclough Cheshire | 2 January 1945 | Thomas died when the B-17G flying fortress he was on crashed on Birchenough Hill. Also on board were Donald J DeCleene, Maynard Stravinski, Frank E Garry Jr and Howard F Ayers. |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 3 January 1945 | Thomas is buried at the American Cemetery in Cambridge and his grave is directly behind Donald J DeCleene's grave. Plot: C Row: 3 Grave: 28 |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 2 January 1945 | Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Nuthampstead Air Museum
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Sources
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
