Seeking details of Lt.Everett W,Thies.

[Alex Smart]

Hi,
Seeking details of Lt. Everett W, THIES.

Was THIES - O-822848 the pilot who flew "Dot & Dash" 42-67128 ( lost with Lt.Claude C, Murray Jr - Evd - on the 6th October 1944) the same man who was Co Pilot of B25J 44-29580 345 BG/501BS lost on the 21st March 1945 off Indo China. ?
MACR 13500( Not the C-46 one ).

Thanks
Alex

[RSwank]

Alex, some confusion here. ????

Fold3 has 42-67128, MACR 9254 as an F-5 lost on Oct 6, 1944 with pilot Claude C Murray, O-758042. (4 page MACR)

https://www.fold3.com/image/28725228/28725220

Same MACR in the archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91068195?objectPage=2

Thies was co-pilot on 44-29580, MACR 13500 (14 page MACR) a B-25 lost on 21 March 1945.

https://www.fold3.com/image/41951274/41950910

The National Archives has this as a 17 page MACR (2 MACRs combined) with the Thies MACR starting on page 4:

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91142889?objectPage=4



Thies Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...verett-w-thies


Just to add to the confusion here is a photo of Everett A Thies (Not Everett W Thies) in front of his photo recon plane called Dot-Dash.
https://www.fold3.com/image/47297124

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Rolland,
No confusion at all.
I did see an Everett A Thies but could not find his name in the NARA names list.
So two different airmen.
Everett A flew "Dot & Dash" to Poltava during Frantic.
Then at a later date Murray went down in "Dot & Dash" and evaded.
In the Far East Everett W Thies was lost in the B-25, MACR 13500.
Thanks
Alex

[Alex Smart]

THIES, Everett A
Enlistment date - 22/01/1942 - Miniesota - number 17062609.
What was his later Officer's number ?

THIES, Everett W
Cannot find Enlistment details.
But as Lt. Service Number was O-822848( one source has maybe a typo O-722848 ?).

[RSwank]

I did find his draft registration. His middle name was Wardwell:

https://www.fold3.com/image/686961910
https://www.fold3.com/image/686961911

[Alex Smart]

Thanks Rolland,
Sadly I am not with folders these days.
And am still having problems with accessing some of the Archive pages.
Alex

[Leendert]

Alex,

Everett Almer Thies likely O-729920 (see https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1334...objectPage=604)

Also https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143869306?objectPage=57

For Everett W. Thies see next page: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143869306?objectPage=58

Regards,
Leendert

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Leendert,
Yes 1Lt. Everett Almer Thies, O-729920, so he got awarded the DFC (American).
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1334...objectPage=604
And
3 Oak Leaf Clusters (?)
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143869306?objectPage=57

Problem now solved, Rolland and Leendert, thank you both.

Alex