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TRACY, Thomas Joseph - Date of
birth
23 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland -
Hometown
Monroe County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-703667 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 May 1944 - Place of
death
Fahrenkrug, west of Segeberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William F. Tracy (father)
Mary Tracy (mother)
William A. Tracy (brother)
Roseann Tracy (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102624 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: BTO in the ETO
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 5170
More information
2nd Lt Thomas J. Tracy graduated fromf Aquinas Institute in 1940. He was employed in the office of the American Laundry Machinery Company.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Rochester, New York on 7 July 1942. He was sent overseas in April 1944.
At 10:30 AM the airplane was attacked by 40 FW 190's. It was hit and a large explosion caused a huge ball of fire and smoke.
Seven crew members were killed and were initially buried at the cemetery of Neumünster on 27 May 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Aquinas Institute yearbook, 1940
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle, Aquinas Institute Yearbook 1940