Thomas E Telzrow

Military

transferred to 12th AF in Oct of '42. Flew the longest unescorted paratroop operation in USAF history. Landing elements of the 2 BT 503 Para Inf on 7 Nov '42 at Oran, Tunisia. Dropped Brit paras near Catania, Sicily. Served in No Africa and Sicily



Legion of Merit w/Oak Leaf Cluster/Bronze Star, Air Medal

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Born

Cleveland, Ohio 10 December 1917

Died

20 October 2002

Buried

Orlando, Florida

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son