William K Thomas
MilitaryRear L-R: William Prochaska (B), William K Thomas (P), James B Stapleton (CP), Collis Haynes (N).
Front L-R: William Whitcomb (TG), Floyd Thompson (BTG), Rex Neely (TTG), Guy Tice (WG),
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions.
7-Apr-43, B-17 #42-3090 'Taint-a-bird' force landed near Clonakilty, County Cork Ireland. Crew was safe. RTD
B-17 #42-3267 ditched in Bay of Biscay out of fuel 28 June 1943. All on board returned. RTD
2-Jul-43, B-17 #42-30219 hit by fighters. 3 crew members bailed out. A/C crash landed at Framlingham with no crew injuries. RTD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731460
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18060944 / O-732729
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16037636
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33571397
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35326058
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: T'aint A Bird
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 334th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Harley Charley
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Taint A Bird/Lee L
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Based |
Horham | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Combat Chronology Supplement, MACR, MACR 0215, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 101, 168, 204 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia