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THOMAS, Dock G Jr - Date of
birth
26 September 1923 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Greenville County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Catawba County, North Carolina -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14100472 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
423rd Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 July 1943 - Place of
death
At the farm of the Hofkamp-Boerlo Family, Vriescheloo, Tijdensweg 23, The Netherlands
Vriescheloo, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 12 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Dock G. Thomas (father)
Louise S. Thomas (mother)
Marjorie Thomas (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30156 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Hanover Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic rubber plant
MACR: 127
More information
Sgt Dock G. Thomas Jr. attended college.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Charlotte, North Carolina on 13 March 1942.
Over the Frisian Islands the airplane was hit by flak, which took of the vertical stabiliser.
Seven crew members survived and were taken prisoner, three were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, MACR
Photo source: First Baptist Church-Charlotte photocopy, Peter Schouteten