Thomas Manwell

Military

media-54922.jpeg UPL 54922 SSGT Thomas Manwell
Flight Engineer
340th BG - 489th BS - 12th AF
KIA 25 February 1945

Object Number - UPL 54922 - SSGT Thomas Manwell Flight Engineer 340th BG - 489th BS - 12th AF KIA 25 February 1945

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Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Paisley, Scotland	5 February 1921
Other Emigrated to the United States	New York, New York	3 October 1922
	Lakewood, Ohio	15 February 1942	15112 Clifton Blvd Worked at Republic Steel Corp.
Died	near Vipiteno, Italy	25 February 1945	He was on the crew of the B-25J #43-4000 on a bombing mission near the Brenner Pass in Italy. They were hit by enemy flak and an explosion in the radio compartment disabled the plane. They crashed into a mountain, with only one man surviving, blown out and able to deploy his parachute.
Other Naturalized U.S. Citizen	Cleveland, Ohio
Buried			Plot C Row 3 Grave 3 Florence American Cemetery Florence American Cemetery Via Cassia S.N. 50023 Tavarnuzze (Firenze) Italy

Date5 Dec 2021 22:54:06

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