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THOM, Fred Stuart - Date of
birth
8 May 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6547418 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
579th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 July 1944 - Place of
death
At the edge of Junkers airbase of Bernberg, 800 meters off the front hangar "0", Germany
Bernberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Annie F. (Stuart) Thom (mother)
Lora A. (Williams) Thom (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52160 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Ski Nose
Destination: Bernberg, Germany
MACR: 7369
More information
T/Sgt Fred S. Thom immigrated to the United States on 25 June 1923.He enlisted on 9 April 1942 in Los Angeles, California.
Pilot Prouse's later report stated that he only knew of two members getting free of the plane as it plummeted down almost in a vertical dive, Sgts. Quick and Whitlock had jumped at about 5000 feet after ship broke in two, and he had gotten free at about 200 feet after breakup. He stated that he believed that the others did not get out of the plane before it crashed.
T/Sgt Thom was buried at a cemetery in LecBuitz Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Naturalization Record / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com