Thomas Joseph Vezina
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 25779 - 545th Bombardment Squadron Patch
Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263.
He flew eighteen combat missions.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13062515 / O-677552
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35443176
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670269
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA | 16 March 1914 | |
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Other Assigned |
3 August 1943 - 30 January 1944 | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #62 dated 3 August 1943. 18 combat missions. | |
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Died |
30 January 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot D Row 22 Grave 5, | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belgium | 30 January 1944 |
Revisions
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Updated the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56361418.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56361418/thomas-joseph-vezina
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2263 / MACR 2263, 8th Af Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database