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LUCKETT, Thomas Bruce - Date of
birth
6 December 1919 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Texas -
Hometown
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-726175 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
38th Fighter Squadron,
55th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
24 August 1944 - Place of
death
Reesen, near Burg Airfield, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas B. Luckett (father)
Jeanetta M. (Whitehead) Luckett (mother)
Carolyn Luckett (sister)
Emma L. Luckett (sister)
Linda Luckett (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-13749 -
Data
Type: P-51D
Nickname: Jeanne
Destination: Burg, Germany
Mission: Strafing
MACR: 9190
More information
Thomas Luckett enlisted at Scott Field, Illinois, on 6 November 1941.He was on a strafing mission when he was hit by flak over Burg, Germany.
The Germans reported him buried at a cemetery in Germany, but after the war, they withdrew this statement.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, WWIIMemorial.com, NARA, Footnote.com, 55th.org, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Michel Beckers, Russ Abbey, 55th Fighter Group Association, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 43-B Williams Field Arizona