Thomas Denis Miles
MilitaryHis nephew, CDR Mark Monaghan, USN (Ret)
Shot down 13 July 1944 in A/C #42-107137. Interned in Switzerland at Wengen. Annotated on Together we Served USAF.
Shuttle Bombing Missions over eastern Germany to Poltava Russia; D-Day bombing of bridges and trains,
Air Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, European Theater Medal (3 stars), WWII Victory Medal.
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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
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
15 September 1923 | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
13 July 1944 - 13 April 1945 | Palace Hotel in Wengen | |
Died |
23 May 2012 | ||
Buried |
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Other Chemist |
Chemist, Nadic Labs, Boston, Mass. Created flame-proof pajamas for children. |
Revisions
Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.
Added S/N & Role per info on the 100th BG website.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7502 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database