William H Thomas
MilitaryShot down 31 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7754 'Harmful Lil' Armful', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395124.jpg?itok=n4DXIfug)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 715th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395128.jpg?itok=xeZmjN6b)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-15990.jpeg?itok=pM8QnH9e)
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Harmful Lil Armful
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
Places
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-22943.jpeg?itok=9Se2JnIx)
- Site type: Airfield
![Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-456991.jpg?itok=NWOv0Ga_)
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ambridge, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 31 December 1943 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated the location of the POW event to “Barth, Germany” instead of “France” per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3093 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database