Thurman Leo Ward
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Bombardier B-24 liberator 41-11768 'Kickapoo' of 344th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Crashed shortly after take-off for the August 1, 43 low-level Ploesti, Romania mission. She lost an engine just after getting airborne and then caught fire while banking back toward the field to land, then a wing touched the ground and she smashed into a concrete pole and burst into flames, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18051855 / O-435980
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Kickapoo
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oklahoma, USA | 24 September 1919 | Son of Joseph Henry T and Marietta [Steger] Ward. |
Enlisted |
Montgomery, AL | 10 June 1941 | Montgomery, Alabama |
Other Killed in action |
Benghazi, Libya | 1 August 1943 | Bombardier B-24 liberator 41-11768 'Kickapoo' of 344th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Crashed shortly after take-off for the August 1, 43 low-level Ploesti, Romania mission. She lost an engine just after getting airborne and then caught fire while banking back toward the field to land, then a wing touched the ground and she smashed into a concrete pole and burst into flames. KIA. |
Buried |
Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott, Bourbon County KS | Re-Interred Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott, Bourbon County Kansas, USA. | |
Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | Assigned to 344th BS, 98th BG, 8th AF. | |
Buried |
Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville, Madison County, AL | Memorialised Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia