Oliver Thomas Massey Jr
Military
SSGT Robert Franklin Shaffer (Crew Chief)
365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
365FG FB Page
Object Number - UPL 46762 - Captain Charles Ready, Jr (Pilot) SSGT Robert Franklin Shaffer (Crew Chief) 365th FG - 388th FS - 9th AF
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![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11027516
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Aircraft Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aircraft Crew Chief
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Black Rock, Arkansas | 3 January 1923 | |
| Memphis, TN | 30 June 1942 | 1582 Tutwiler Student at Arkansas State in Jonesboro, AR | |
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Died |
Tampa, Florida | 11 November 2017 | Oliver Thomas Massey 'Tom', 94, passed away November 11, 2017. He was born January 3, 1923 to Beaulah Lourine Sharp and Oliver Talmadge Massey of Black Rock, Arkansas. He was a veteran of WWII and retired from OT Massey and Associates in Memphis, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents; his siblings, Harry Lawrence Massey, Patricia Massey and Mardel Tracey; his daughter, Melissa Ann Gaither and his wife of more than 50 years, Mary Ann. He leaves his two sons, Oliver Thomas Massey, Jr. (Cathy) and Henry Lawrence Massey (Susan); five grandchildren, Marcus Talmadge Massey (Erin), Michael Addison Gaither, Shannon Massey Hoeffler (Ian), Lauren Hall Massey and Sarah McMahen Massey; and three great-grandchildren, Brennan Gaither, Logan and Benjamin Hoeffler. A graveside service will be held Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 2 PM at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38119. Published in The Commercial Appeal on Nov. 17, 2017 |
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Buried |
18 November 2017 | Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA |