THOMAS, Joseph L, Flight Officer, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces, Service# T-061415, Enl: Ohio, MIA 30-Mar-1944, d.d. 27-Jan-1946
Parents, Ralph O. West and Nina F. West Thomas
Awarded Air Medal, Purple Heart
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Joseph served as a Flight Officer & Co-Pilot on B-24D #42-40752, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Knox County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 15, 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40752 took off, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, from Torokina Airfield, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea on a strike mission over Green Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Over the target the B-24 formation was attacked by approximately 30 to 40 Japanese aircraft. B-24D #42-40752 was last seen going into a cloud cover with Japanese aircraft in pursuit. They were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Joseph was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-061415
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40752:
David, La Verne V ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
Gove, Kenneth C ~ Sgt, Gunner, MA
Lane, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Maier, George F ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Rodgers, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Sheen, Ernest J ~ Sgt, Gunner, UT
Sweet, Charles L, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, VA
Thomas, Joseph L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Tiffin, Oscar R ~ Sgt, Engineer, AL
Walton, Joshua B ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Bottom Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Parents, Ralph O. West and Nina F. West Thomas
Awarded Air Medal, Purple Heart
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Joseph served as a Flight Officer & Co-Pilot on B-24D #42-40752, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Knox County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 15, 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40752 took off, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, from Torokina Airfield, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea on a strike mission over Green Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Over the target the B-24 formation was attacked by approximately 30 to 40 Japanese aircraft. B-24D #42-40752 was last seen going into a cloud cover with Japanese aircraft in pursuit. They were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Joseph was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-061415
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40752:
David, La Verne V ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
Gove, Kenneth C ~ Sgt, Gunner, MA
Lane, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Maier, George F ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Rodgers, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Sheen, Ernest J ~ Sgt, Gunner, UT
Sweet, Charles L, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, VA
Thomas, Joseph L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Tiffin, Oscar R ~ Sgt, Engineer, AL
Walton, Joshua B ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Bottom Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
THOMAS, Joseph L, Flight Officer, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces, Service# T-061415, Enl: Ohio, MIA 30-Mar-1944, d.d. 27-Jan-1946
Parents, Ralph O. West and Nina F. West Thomas
Awarded Air Medal, Purple Heart
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Joseph served as a Flight Officer & Co-Pilot on B-24D #42-40752, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Knox County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 15, 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40752 took off, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, from Torokina Airfield, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea on a strike mission over Green Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Over the target the B-24 formation was attacked by approximately 30 to 40 Japanese aircraft. B-24D #42-40752 was last seen going into a cloud cover with Japanese aircraft in pursuit. They were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Joseph was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-061415
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40752:
David, La Verne V ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
Gove, Kenneth C ~ Sgt, Gunner, MA
Lane, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Maier, George F ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Rodgers, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Sheen, Ernest J ~ Sgt, Gunner, UT
Sweet, Charles L, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, VA
Thomas, Joseph L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Tiffin, Oscar R ~ Sgt, Engineer, AL
Walton, Joshua B ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Bottom Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Parents, Ralph O. West and Nina F. West Thomas
Awarded Air Medal, Purple Heart
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Joseph served as a Flight Officer & Co-Pilot on B-24D #42-40752, 72nd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Knox County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 15, 1942 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40752 took off, with a crew of 10 and other B-24's, from Torokina Airfield, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea on a strike mission over Green Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Over the target the B-24 formation was attacked by approximately 30 to 40 Japanese aircraft. B-24D #42-40752 was last seen going into a cloud cover with Japanese aircraft in pursuit. They were not seen nor heard from again. The entire crew was lost.
Joseph was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-061415
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40752:
David, La Verne V ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, WI
Gove, Kenneth C ~ Sgt, Gunner, MA
Lane, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Maier, George F ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Rodgers, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Sheen, Ernest J ~ Sgt, Gunner, UT
Sweet, Charles L, Jr ~ Sgt, Gunner, VA
Thomas, Joseph L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, OH
Tiffin, Oscar R ~ Sgt, Engineer, AL
Walton, Joshua B ~ Sgt, Gunner, PA
Bottom Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
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