Thomas J Skiffington

Military
media-52811.jpeg UPL 52811 2nd Lt Thomas J Skiffington, 401BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 52811 - 2nd Lt Thomas J Skiffington, 401BG.

Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Jack Shepherd crew. 22 x combat missions.





Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Jacob N Shepherd

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-828344
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-38458

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bottle Baby
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
Damaged B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 44-6146) of the 401st Bomb Group, and of the 486th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'IN-R, 401BG.' A veteran has handwritten on reverse: 'Winter of 1944. This plane's bombardier was my best friend in high school. We joined the aviation cadets together in fall of 1942. Plane is from the 486th Bomb Group. It was struck in the rear by another plane in formation and tail gunner fell to his death over Germany. The Germans buried him and sent ph

44-6146

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Cheezer
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA 10 March 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Died

13 November 1985

Born

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/312122228
https://www.fold3.com/record/13538890/thomas-skiffington-social-securit…
https://www.fold3.com/record/87332238/thomas-j-skiffington-wwii-army-en…
https://www.fold3.com/record/628944844/thomas-skiffington-1924-veterans…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2184

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2184

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Object number: UPL 52811 - 2nd Lt Thomas J Skiffington, 401BG.