Thomas Ray Meadows
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52538 - Sgt Thomas R Meadows, 401BG.
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 23 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux in B-17 42-31315 'Liberty Run', on 19-Jun-44; flak shot off the tail, A/C ditched in Bay of Biscay. Interned (INT) in Spain.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13078848 / O-807624
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Liberty Run
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Denton, TX | 22 April 1924 | Son of Albert Thomas and Bessie Beatrice [Bodkins] Meadows. |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX | 24 October 1942 | Dallas, Texas |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Spain | 19 June 1944 - 4 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux in B-17 42-31315 'Liberty Run', on 19-Jun-44; flak shot off the tail, A/C ditched in Bay of Biscay. Interned (INT) in Spain. |
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Died |
Lake Dallas, TX | 5 June 1999 | |
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Buried |
Shiloh Cemetery Corinth, Denton County, TX | 8 June 1999 | Shiloh Cemetery Corinth, Denton County, Texas |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5999 / MACR 5999, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2646 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
