Thomas S Tolin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) in B-24 'Grease Ball' #4440172

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-40172

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Grease Ball
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

26 November 1944

Born

Tyrone, New Mexico, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 November 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11157 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database