Thomas Arthur Langstaff
Military485th BG - 828th BS
Standing L to R: Ralph F. Perillo (G), Thomas A. Langstaff (TG), Edward G. Johnson (BTG), Eugene A. Lascotte (NG), Donald R. Turner (FE), William J. Van Meer (RO)
Kneeling Left to Right: John D. Crouchley (P), Allen G. Meister (B), Forrest J. Leveille (N), William J. Hays (CP)
This crew was shot down on 28 June 1944. Crouchley was KIA. The rest of the crew (minus Meister) survived and were made POW. Meister had been made squadron bombardier days before and was not aboard when this crew was shot down.
Crew association.
Assigned to 828BS, 485BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 42-52701 28-Jun-44; Shot down by E/A, baled out Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 6820/8339
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11063665 / O-802172
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Miss Yankee Rebel
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 12 June 1923 | Son of Helen M Langstaff. |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvani | 16 February 1943 | |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia PA | 16 February 1943 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Based |
Venosa | 10 May 1944 - 28 June 1944 | Assigned to 828BS, 485BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 28 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 42-52701 28-Jun-44; Shot down by E/A, baled out POW MACR 6820/8339 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Shumen, Bulgaria | 28 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Shumen, Bulgaria. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
9 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
New Orleans, Louisiana | 5 August 1980 | |
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania | 3701 Taylor Avenue | ||
Buried |
Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens, Ocala, FL | Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA |
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