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S/Sgt Thomas Harry F 493BG/860BS
Hello ,
Has someone more info on this loss : 493 BG / 860 BS S/SGT THOMAS, HARRY F. From Erie, Pennsylvania. KIA 2-11-1944 as nose turret gunner of a 493 BG aircraft. Target: Leuna synthetic oil refinery, Merseburg, Germany. The aircraft was hit by severe flak and attacked by Me-262 jet fighters. The pilot landed his aircraft in friendly territory in Belgium Greets Alain57 |
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Re: S/Sgt Thomas Harry F 493BG/860BS
There is some info here. He flew on Joe Gualano's crew. Note the 493rd converted to B-17s in September 44. This link says he was the lwg on B-17 43-38316 when he was killed.
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/12321 There is a little more info on some of the links included in the link above. |
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Re: S/Sgt Thomas Harry F 493BG/860BS
Thanks for the info;
Grts Alain57 |
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Re: S/Sgt Thomas Harry F 493BG/860BS
Greetings,
S/Sgt Harry Floyd Thomas, ASN: 13060801 grave maker (with little other detail) is here: https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.c...thomas-harry-f His NARA enlistment record is here: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-...pg=1&rid=77921 Just this morning I have added documents to the S/Sgt Thomas findagrave page here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...harry-f-thomas I have suggested edits to CWGC/ABMC who controls this page. Might take them a little time to update everything. Update: Have added a junior class high school image of Harry F. Thomas to his findagrave page. Estimated age 16, so likely not representative of the older S/Sgt Thomas but better than no image at all What is your interest in this veteran? As yet no photo found. Do you have a photo of S/Sgt Thomas? Hope this helps toward your original query.
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Scott M "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."- referenced - J. Robert Oppenheimer Last edited by 25Kingman49; 24th September 2018 at 18:46. |
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Re: S/Sgt Thomas Harry F 493BG/860BS
Dear Sir ,
Thank you very much for your reply, i found a photo from Sgt Thomas on the following facebookpage : USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries The aircraft in wich Sgt Thomas was nosegunner made an emergency landing on the airfield A-92 in Belgium at that time used by the 48th and 404 Fighter Group and about 1 mile from my homeplace. Thanks once more for your help Alain57 Belgium |
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Re: S/Sgt Thomas Harry F 493BG/860BS
Sgt Thomas left backrow
Last edited by Alain57; 8th July 2021 at 08:01. |
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Re: S/Sgt Thomas Harry F 493BG/860BS
Alain57,
Thank you for sharing this source link, and photo. Interesting that Harry Floyd Thomas, aviation cadet must have washed out as a pilot at some point. As suggested from the photo in "Pilot Class Book 43-H", Waco, Texas, available from AAF Collection: http://www.aafcollection.info/items/...!1!title!up!20
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Scott M "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."- referenced - J. Robert Oppenheimer Last edited by 25Kingman49; 28th July 2021 at 00:19. |
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