Thomas C Hamilton

Military

Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #42-29957 'Helno Gal II'. Plane crashed near Kiel, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Elson E Frost

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Herman A Hilbert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Paul G Hunt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Charles A Lewis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Wilbur E Meyer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734116
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-29957

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Helno Gal II
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 June 1943

Revisions

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ContributorWalter
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Interview with crewmember Walter F. Ram. Tom Hamilton and Walter Ram were best friends, known as "Ham and Ram". Walter is 99 years old and still with us in Arizona. (2023)

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ContributorWalter
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Interview with crewmember Walter F. Ram (my father). Tom Hamilton and Walter Ram were best friends, known as "Ham and Ram". My father is 99 years old and still with us in Arizona.

Tom Hamilton was killed with a direct hit to the chest by a German 20 mm. I didn't think that it would be proper to post it here. 

-Walter Ram, Jr. 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorRayWells
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Editing connections

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor