Thurman Leo Ward

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media-46711.jpeg UPL 46711 2nd Lt Thurman L Ward, 93BG.

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Object Number - UPL 46711 - 2nd Lt Thurman L Ward, 93BG.

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

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • 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

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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