Thomas P Pryor Jr
Military
From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray
Object Number - UPL 26622 - Lt. Thomas P. Pryor Jr. flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group out of Raydon AF, Suffolk, England, from January 1945 until war's...
Flew 24 missions
0 air; 5-1 ground
Pryor joined the squadron with Flight Officers Bruce A. Eddy (KIA), Jerry M. Campbell (POW) and Lt. John Matula.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14188861 /O-827353
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Ordnance and Armament Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16136319 / T-62611 / O-2000298
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11025538 / O-758938
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11055939 / O-800470
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Stella K.
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 April 1945
- Date: 5 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cederhurst, New York | 28 November 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 26 August 1942 | |
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Other Crashed |
Punta Gorda, FL, USA | 23 November 1944 | Mid Air Collision 20 miles WNW Punta Gords, FL Lt Thomas P Pryor Jr, 23-Nov-44. P-40N 44-7419 - 344AAFBU 3AF |
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Other E/A Destroyed [3] [Grd] |
Fürth, Germany | 5 April 1945 | 3 x E/A [3 x Me410] destroyed [Grd] 5-Apr-45. |
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Other E/A Damaged [Grd] |
Fürth, Germany | 5 April 1945 | Me110 damaged [Grd] 5-Apr-45. |
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Other E/A Destroyed [Grd] [2] |
Regensburg, Germany | 16 April 1945 | 2 x E/A [Fw190 and Do217] destroyed [Grd] 16-Apr-45. |
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Other Crashed |
Raydon, UK | 13 June 1945 | Belly Landing Raydon Cat 3 damage 1Lt Thomas P Pryor, 13-Jun-45. P-51D 44-14610 - 351FS 353FG 8AF |
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Died |
Suffolk County, NY, USA | 28 April 1995 | |
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Other End of War |
Europe | ||
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Based |
Raydon | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Wading River, NY 11792, USA | Calverton National Cemetery Calverton, NY |
Revisions
353rd Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
![Ground personnel of the 353rd Fighter Group attend to a crashed P-51 Mustang (YJ-Z, serial number 44-14610) nicknamed "Sweet Marie", flown by Tom Pryor, 13 June 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '13/6/45. Tom Pryor.' On reverse: Tim L. Bivens [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-400748.jpg.webp?itok=1O_jD8xc)
