Thomas W Lewis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21750.jpeg UPL 21750 Thomas W Lewis - Indianola, 93rdd BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21750 - Thomas W Lewis - Indianola, 93rdd BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) 29 October 1942 when B-24D-1-CO 41-23712 'Ambros' crashed at Porlock Bay, Somerset, killing all crew except Sergeant. H. B. Thorpe



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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ambros
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed in action

Porlock Marsh, Somerset, England 29 October 1942

Born

Indianola, IA 50125, USA

Buried

Enlisted

California, USA

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Aircraft crash report

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Correction to birth place from http://www.findagrave.com

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ABMC, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 40 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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