Thomas George Bur

Military
media-38621.jpeg UPL 38621 Planning to study architecture at War's end, Lt. Thomas G. Bur enlisted in his hometown of Green Bay, WI, on 3 August 1942. Assigned to the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, on 11 July 1944, he flew 264:30 combat hours before his transfer on 11 May 1945. Aircraft included P-51D IV-N 44-13390 "Big Noise From Winnetka." 359th Fighter Group collection

Photo courtesy Paul D. Bruns.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.

Object Number - UPL 38621 - Planning to study architecture at War's end, Lt. Thomas G. Bur enlisted in his hometown of Green Bay, WI, on 3 August 1942. Assigned to the 369th...

Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. 67 x missions, 264.5 hours. ETD



Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-12434

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Short-Fuse Sallee, Dunquerque
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Squadron 369th Fighter Squadron

44-13390

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Deviless 3rd Big Noise From Winnetka
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Greenbay, Wisconsin 14 February 1924 Son of Joseph and Caterina Cecile [Dillon] Bur.

Enlisted

Green Bay, WI, USA 3 August 1942 Greenbay, Wisconsin

Based

East Wretham 11 July 1944 - 11 May 1945 Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A Shared

Germany 18 September 1944 Shared destroyed Germany 18-Sep-44.

Other

Promotion

Wretham IP24, UK 19 November 1944 Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.

Other

Wounded

26 January 1945 Injured 26-Jan-45.

Other

Transferred

11 May 1945 Transferred to 4210 U.S. Army Hospital Plant 11-May-45.

Died

Elm Grove, WI 53122, USA 31 August 2001
Brown County, WI, USA

Buried

Wauwatosa Cemetery Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, WI Wauwatosa Cemetery Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/183726586
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79254641/thomas-george-bur

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https://www.fold3.com/page/84438922_thomas_g%20bur/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/47386992_thomas_g%20bur/details/
359th Fighter Group, 1943-1945 By Thomas H. Raines
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_359.php
https://www.fold3.com/image/28691127

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

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