96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Lt. David L. Thomas stands on the left with another unidentified officer, photo was probably taken at Pyote, Texas while in training.
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Units
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339th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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David Thomas
Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
KIA near Schieben in B-17 #448704. March 19, 1945, Glen Wallace wrote in his diary, "What a screwed-up mission! Briefed to hit Rhuland, but didn't. Made a run over it and caught pretty accurate flak. Then we made a run on a secondary and caught ...
Locations
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Snetterton Heath
Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 April 2018 21:36:12 | kneelhurst | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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Lt. David L. Thomas was my great uncle and I now own his effects. |
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