Robert L Thomas Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Baled out of P-38H 42-67038 over channel on 30 Nov 1943. A/c crashed near Ierseck, Holland and Lt Thomas died of injuries or illness in hospital on 17 Feb 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Personnel of the 364th Fighter Group stand in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group at Honington in 1945. Printed caption on reverse: '71620 AC- Colgate Relay Crew of the 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing at 8th AFS F-375, Honnington [sic], England. 5/7/45. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.'

67th Fighter Wing

  • Unit Hierarchy: Wing
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Aircraft

42-67038

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

30 November 1943

Died

17 February 1944

Born

Lomita Park, California

Buried

Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California

Other

Detached Service 20th Fighter Group

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1426, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol 1 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list