Thomas Richard Gonyon Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 44608 - 1st Lt Thomas Richard Gonyon, 384BG.
Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Ray Gottfried crew. 31 x combat missions. ETD
1st mission to Berlin: lost engine and returned to base in England
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Served in Korean and Vietnam conflicts, retired from USAF as Lt Colonel.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810134
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 11 July 1922 | Son of Thomas Richard Sr and Frances [Schneider] Gonyon. |
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Other Promotion |
13 July 1944 | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Died |
2 May 2014 | ||
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Buried |
12 May 2014 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia | |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
