Robert E Thomas
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See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 693339
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Scrappy
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hard tGet
Missions
- Date: 3 August 1944
- Date: 1 August 1944
- Date: 18 July 1944
- Date: 17 July 1944
- Date: 9 July 1944
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See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
See the 'Crew and Mission Info' for Lt. George 'Hunter' D. Smith's 835th Bomb. Squadron crew at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
For a list of Lt. George 'Hunter' Smith's crew, and a full list of aircraft flown in, and the specific 1944 missions that Tech. Sgt. Lutes participated in, and then compare these missions to the details in the above 'Mission Log' list, see the 'Mission Info' also on the 486th web page, but at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
See the official web page of the 486th Bomb. Group at: https://486th.org/# , and specifically G.Smith's bomber crew and mission log page: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm , and the complete missions of the 486th Bomb. Group and its four squadrons at: https://486th.org/Mssn/Prologue.htm
This information from the official web page of the 486th Bomb. Group, and specifically, the crew and mission page of Lt. G. Smith of the 835th Bomb. Sq. at: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
Information on Robert E. Thomas is from the official web page of the 835th Bombardment Squadron, specifically found at the Assigned Air Crews section, under 'G.Smith Crew': https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
See the official web page of the 835th Bombardment Squadron, and specifically, the 'Assigned Aircrews' list, then look for 'G. Smith's Crew,' at this link: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm
The proper first name for R. E. Thomas came from the "Loading List for Mission 057, 8th Aug. 1944," at the official webpage for the 486th Bombardment Group, at: https://www.486th.org/Mssn/M051t100/CList/CL057.htm
Roland E Thomas' information is from the official web site of the '486th Bomb Group Association' (https://486th.org/#), on the 'Assigned Aircrews' page, and specifically under 'G. Smith's Crew.'
486th BG / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia