Thomas James Armstrong Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 550BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 x combat missions. Shot down 5-Dec-43 in B-17 42-3294 'Suzanne'. Plane ditched in Atlantic off Portugal. Interned (INT). MACR 1338
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095291 / O-737441
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Suzanne
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pennsylvania | 22 April 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 6 August 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died |
Philadelphia, PA | 22 August 1994 | |
Buried |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, PA | 25 August 1994 | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Based |
Great Ashfield | 5 December 1943 | Assigned to 550BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added a connection to the A/C #42-3294 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # 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 1338, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 409