Thomas Memory Floyd Jr
Military11 missions from November 1944 to February 1945. Shot down over Chemnitz 6 February 1945. Prisoner of War (POW). Plane was 'Picadilly Lilly' #43-38044 B-17
PH/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ European Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle Stars
Flew on B-17G 43-38044 Picadilly Lilley
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Piccadilly Lilley
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cayce, South Carolina | 4 October 1920 | |
Died |
Greenville, SC, USA | 27 March 2003 | |
Buried |
West Columbia, South Carolina, USA | Mount Tabor Cemetery West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added Died and Buried events and middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 158378678.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster / self MACR 12239