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Personal info

Full name
DYNAN, Thomas Warren Jr
Date of birth
26 August 1919
Age
23
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
32190053
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 October 1942
Place of death
On the railroad to Tournai, at Néchin, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 4 7

Immediate family

Members
Thomas W. Dynan (father)
Florence A. Dynan (mother)
Alliston Dynan (sister)
Inez Dynan (sister)
Robert L. Dynan (brother)
Rodney Dynan (brother)
Kenneth Dynan (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
41-24510
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Snoozy II
Destination: Vendeville, France
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 6706

More information

T/Sgt Thomas W. Dynan Jr. was a financial clerk before he joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 13 November 1941.

According to Capt Henry W. Terry, III, he saw Lt Olsen's aircraft over Ménin after leaving the target, with Nos. 1 and 4 engines smoking. He stayed in formation until they caught fire, then dropped back. Several enemy aircraft pounced on him and the plane dropped seemingly out of control.

The plane was shot down by Hptm Priller of III/JG26.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / Family Tree, www.archives.gov. www.fold3.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / John Faile via Staffin