Thomas P Chavis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 13414 - Page 3 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Osnabruck in B-24 'Off Limits Again' #4294974
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-705285
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Off Limit's Again
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Illinois, USA | 20 July 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 27 May 1941 | |
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Buried |
Rock Island, IL, USA | 29 September 1950 | Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island Rock Island County Illinois, USA Plot: E - 132 |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Osnabrück, Germany | 12 October 1944 | KIA when his a/c took a direct flak hit in the bomb bay during the bomb run |
| Glencoe, IL, USA | 517 Madison Avenue |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9488 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
