Thomas D Hall
Military ROLL OF HONOUR2nd Lieutenant Thomas D. Hall was born March 23, 1920, and was the son of Edwin and Agnes Hall. His hometown was Long Beach, California.
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24509 'Miss Swoose' while serving as Navigator. Crashed into the sea near the target. Killed in Action (KIA). His remains were evidently recovered and buried temporarily somewhere in France and later repatriated to the United States and re-interred in the Sunny Side Memorial Park in Long Beach, California as determined by WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel from the IDPF and/or crash report.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Swoose
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Long Beach, California | 23 March 1920 | 2nd Lieutenant Thomas D. Hall was born March 23, 1920, and was the son of Edwin and Agnes Hall. His hometown was Long Beach, California. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 9 November 1942 | Killed when the aircraft was shot down and crashed into the sea near the target of St. Nazaire, France. His remains were recovered and buried at an unknown location in France, but after the war were found and repatriated to the United States. |
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Buried |
He is buried in Sunny Side Memorial Park in Long Beach. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 26-Feb-2015. Edited KIA event, deleted Died event as a duplication and edited Biography all per information incorporated into this record by WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel. Thank you, Mr. Beigel, for your contribution in determining the disposition of the remains of 2Lt Hall.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Edited description and added explanation in KIA event. MACR 16010 and American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) no record.
Lee Cunningham 31-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16010.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16010 / MACR 16010, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 45 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database