Thomas Donald McCready
Military
Pilot
416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
Object Number - UPL 47993 - 1LT Thomas Donald "Don" McCready Pilot 416th BG - 668th BS - 9th AF
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Nicknames: Eva Mae
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Thunderbird
- Unit: 410th Bomb Group 647th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Butte, Montana | 18 March 1922 | |
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Other 416th BG Combat Tour |
Melun Airfield, France | 6 July 1944 - 4 May 1945 | 60+ combat missions flown in both the A-20 and A-26 Began his tour at Wethersfield and ended at Laon. |
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Died |
Shingle Springs, California | 27 February 1992 | |
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Buried |
Placerville, California | 2 March 1992 | Placerville Union Cemetery Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA Plot Sec 7, B1, Lot 6, Grave D |
