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TREVOR, Thomas Acton - Date of
birth
29 July 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois -
Hometown
Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-703827 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Visual Navigator -
Unit
unknown
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
18 July 1944 - Place of
death
Kimratshofen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Clarence S. Trevor (father)
Ruth S. (Tyrrell) Trevor (mother)
Dorothy J. Trevor (sister)
John C. Trevor Sr. (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97584 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Manzell, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Dornier airfield facilities
MACR: 6981
More information
2nd Lt Trevor A. Thomas attended college for one year and was a paymaster. He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Peoria, Illinois on 31 October 1942.The airplane was shot down by enemy aircraft and exploded in mid-air.
Six crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five men were killed.
According to surviving crew members, Lt Trevor was wounded and did not have the time to bail out.
Note about the fact that his unit is only mentioned as 'Air Corps': This indication is copied from the records of ABMC. The MACR mentions that he was assigned to the 484th Bomber Group. It can be assumed that he was assigned to this crew, just for this mission only.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Family Tree