Thomas James Stapleton
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 30-Jan-44 in B-17 42-3325 'Paddy Gremlin', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2867
Earlier 22-Dec-43 in B-17 42-29891 'Dangerous Dan' crashed on return from mission to Osnabruck due to engine trouble. 10 RTD. Crew of Kenneth Davis
Awards: POW, 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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-409176
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Syracuse, New York, USA | 13 September 1922 | Son of Edward R and Winifred A Stapleton. |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY | 4 November 1942 | Buffalo, New York |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 30 January 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
25 October 1975 | ||
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Buried |
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie County, NY | 28 October 1975 | Mount Calvary Cemetery Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York |
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Based |
Kimbolton | 30 January 1944 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2867 / MACR 2867, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, pp. 436-7 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database