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SSgt Tom Samo

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SSgt Tom Samo Veteran

Birth
Death
3 Sep 1943
Burial
Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy Add to Map
Plot
Plot J Row 5 Grave 57
Memorial ID
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Gunner S/Sgt. Tom Samo KIA
Hometown: Ohio
Squadron: 343rd BS 98th Bomb Group
Service # 35322927
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Target: Sulmona Italy marshaling yards
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-Sep-43
Serial Number: 41-11896
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter: U
Aircraft: NIGHTMARE
Location:
Cause:

B 24 41-11896 with pilot 1st/Lt. Julian M. Bleyer, and a different crew flew the Ploesti raid "Operation Tidal Wave" one of the most daring raids of WW2. B24 41-11896 successfully returned to base in Libya.

Crew of 41-11896
2nd/Lt. Francis B. Roubique
2nd/Lt.Donovan A. Astle
T/Sgt. George Nekos
T/Sgt. George Nekos
S/Sgt. Valex Colon
S/Sgt. Yves Joseph Gouin
S/Sgt. Robert A Patrick
S/Sgt.Tom Samo
Gunner S/Sgt. Tom Samo KIA
Hometown: Ohio
Squadron: 343rd BS 98th Bomb Group
Service # 35322927
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Target: Sulmona Italy marshaling yards
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 3-Sep-43
Serial Number: 41-11896
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter: U
Aircraft: NIGHTMARE
Location:
Cause:

B 24 41-11896 with pilot 1st/Lt. Julian M. Bleyer, and a different crew flew the Ploesti raid "Operation Tidal Wave" one of the most daring raids of WW2. B24 41-11896 successfully returned to base in Libya.

Crew of 41-11896
2nd/Lt. Francis B. Roubique
2nd/Lt.Donovan A. Astle
T/Sgt. George Nekos
T/Sgt. George Nekos
S/Sgt. Valex Colon
S/Sgt. Yves Joseph Gouin
S/Sgt. Robert A Patrick
S/Sgt.Tom Samo

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Ohio.


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  • Maintained by: John Dowdy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56314017/tom-samo: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Tom Samo (unknown–3 Sep 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56314017, citing Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).