William H Thomas Jr

Military

Killed in Action (KIA) 3 March 1945 in B-17 #43-39050.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Germany 3 March 1945

Born

Yonkers, New York, USA

Revisions

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ContributorDarren Jelley
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corrected service number
493rd BG Archives

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the location of the KIA event per info from a duplicate person.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Copied the "Born event" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added an association to the A/C #43-39050 listed in the "Summary biography" .

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12886, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php