Thomas served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner, 389th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Fayette County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 20, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in printing and also as Single, without dependents.
Thomas was a Passenger on B-25D "Five Minutes To Midnight" #41-30525, 389th Bomber Squadron, 312th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
B-25D #41-30525 was transporting airmen, who were eligible to be rotated back to the United States, and took off from Hollandia Airfield on an flight bound for Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea.
Thomas was declared "Missing In Action" when this B-25 never reached the Nadzab Airfield during the war.
Service # 13086833
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Anthony, Richard J ~ T/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Brockhouse, Albert G ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Di Berardine, Anthony F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, CT
Eddy, Albert C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Emery, George H ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, MA
Mac Elveen, James W ~ S/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Marcus, Arthur J ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
McKenna, John J ~ Sgt, Passenger, OH
Preston, Ralph D ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OK
Schnell, Sidney ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Shearin, Thomas R ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Weiss, Nevin S ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Fayette County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 20, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in printing and also as Single, without dependents.
Thomas was a Passenger on B-25D "Five Minutes To Midnight" #41-30525, 389th Bomber Squadron, 312th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
B-25D #41-30525 was transporting airmen, who were eligible to be rotated back to the United States, and took off from Hollandia Airfield on an flight bound for Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea.
Thomas was declared "Missing In Action" when this B-25 never reached the Nadzab Airfield during the war.
Service # 13086833
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Anthony, Richard J ~ T/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Brockhouse, Albert G ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Di Berardine, Anthony F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, CT
Eddy, Albert C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Emery, George H ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, MA
Mac Elveen, James W ~ S/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Marcus, Arthur J ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
McKenna, John J ~ Sgt, Passenger, OH
Preston, Ralph D ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OK
Schnell, Sidney ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Shearin, Thomas R ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Weiss, Nevin S ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Thomas served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner, 389th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Fayette County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 20, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in printing and also as Single, without dependents.
Thomas was a Passenger on B-25D "Five Minutes To Midnight" #41-30525, 389th Bomber Squadron, 312th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
B-25D #41-30525 was transporting airmen, who were eligible to be rotated back to the United States, and took off from Hollandia Airfield on an flight bound for Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea.
Thomas was declared "Missing In Action" when this B-25 never reached the Nadzab Airfield during the war.
Service # 13086833
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Airmen who perished on this flight:
Anthony, Richard J ~ T/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Brockhouse, Albert G ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Di Berardine, Anthony F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, CT
Eddy, Albert C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Emery, George H ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, MA
Mac Elveen, James W ~ S/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Marcus, Arthur J ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
McKenna, John J ~ Sgt, Passenger, OH
Preston, Ralph D ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OK
Schnell, Sidney ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Shearin, Thomas R ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Weiss, Nevin S ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Fayette County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 20, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in printing and also as Single, without dependents.
Thomas was a Passenger on B-25D "Five Minutes To Midnight" #41-30525, 389th Bomber Squadron, 312th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
B-25D #41-30525 was transporting airmen, who were eligible to be rotated back to the United States, and took off from Hollandia Airfield on an flight bound for Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea.
Thomas was declared "Missing In Action" when this B-25 never reached the Nadzab Airfield during the war.
Service # 13086833
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on this flight:
Anthony, Richard J ~ T/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Brockhouse, Albert G ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Di Berardine, Anthony F ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, CT
Eddy, Albert C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Emery, George H ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, MA
Mac Elveen, James W ~ S/Sgt, Crew Chief, NY
Marcus, Arthur J ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
McKenna, John J ~ Sgt, Passenger, OH
Preston, Ralph D ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OK
Schnell, Sidney ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Shearin, Thomas R ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, PA
Weiss, Nevin S ~ S/Sgt, Passenger, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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