Thaddeus Darmont Nanna
Military
Object Number - UPL 42093 - Sgt Thaddeus D Nanna 705BS, 446BG, 8th AF.
Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 41-28814 Operation Varsity; shot down by ground fire at low level, A/C crashed near Wesel. Baled out, landing west of the Rhine. Returned to Duty (RTD) MACR 13537
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16030395 / O-2059149
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Barberton, Summit County, OH | 19 July 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 3 January 1941 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
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Other Baled out RTD |
West of Wesel, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 41-28814 Operation Varsity; shot down by ground fire at low level, A/C crashed near Wesel. Baled out, landing west of the Rhine. RTD MACR 13537 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
16 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Columbus, OH | 21 June 1961 | |
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Buried |
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Columbus, Franklin County, OH | 25 June 1961 | Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio |
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Based Returned (RTD) |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13537 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
