Staff Sergeant Thomas M Power, Louisiana, Service Number: 18133662, flew as a waist gunner on B17s with the 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group. On 31 Aug 1943, while assembling for a mission to bomb the Amiens – Glisy Aerodrome in France, in B17 #42-29816, "The Eager Beaver", the bomber collided with #41-24523 (also of the 91st). The tail snapped off and 9 crewmembers were killed when the remaining section of the aircraft crashed the Channel. Only the tail gunner survived and was quickly picked up by Air and Sea Rescue.
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Staff Sergeant Thomas M Power, Louisiana, Service Number: 18133662, flew as a waist gunner on B17s with the 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group. On 31 Aug 1943, while assembling for a mission to bomb the Amiens – Glisy Aerodrome in France, in B17 #42-29816, "The Eager Beaver", the bomber collided with #41-24523 (also of the 91st). The tail snapped off and 9 crewmembers were killed when the remaining section of the aircraft crashed the Channel. Only the tail gunner survived and was quickly picked up by Air and Sea Rescue.
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
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Entered the service from Louisiana.
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