Thomas W Floyd
Military
Object Number - UPL 37926 - Donald Prytulak Crew Crew #907 492nd BG - 859th BS (28 missions) 467th BG - 788th BS (3 missions) Standing Left to Right: Donald Prytulak (P),...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810948
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Breezy Lady/Superman/Marie
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 859th Bomb Squadron 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Oonie Doonie *
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 859th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Broad+High
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 859th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bold Venture III
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Eli Swof, Jr
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron 790th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 857th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Newell, Illinois | 10 May 1922 | |
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Other 492nd BG Combat Tour |
North Pickenham Airfield, UK | 11 May 1944 - 6 August 1944 | 28 combat missions The 492nd BG was disbanded and Floyd was transferred with his crew to the 467th BG for the remaining three missions of their tour |
|
Other 467th Combat Tour |
Rackheath Airfield, UK | 14 August 1944 - 16 August 1944 | 3 combat missions |
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Died |
Charleston, Illinois | 16 September 2010 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 & Page 266 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co, 1998 edition
