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SAUCIER, Thomas Walker - Date of
birth
25 October 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Lamar County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14102566 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
32nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 November 1943 - Place of
death
Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 42 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Quitman B. Saucier (father)
Dona I. (Williamson) Saucier (mother)
Ila V. Saucier (sister)
Charles M. Saucier (brother)
Iris L. Saucier (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3380 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Pistol Packin Mama
Destination: Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 1095
More information
T/Sgt Thomas W. Saucier attended 1 year of college and was an architect before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army on 23 April 1942.Sgt Howard B. Campbell:
"I was flying tail gunner on A/C 42-3343 flying right wing in the lead element and A/C 42-3380 was flying left wing in the second element. The first wave of fighters attacked A/C 42-3380 and the plane started pouring out white smoke from the #3 engine. He fell back quite away and the fighters attacked him again and he then started going down with the engine still pouring out the white smoke. I didn't see any chutes come out of the plane."
Sgt Roush:
"I believe he was killed by fighter attack in the plane. We believe he went back to the tail to try to help S/Sgt Golebiewski and was killed. He could have saved himself."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Wayne Saucier, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Saucier Family, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Nov.43.html
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - W. Saucier