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Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, Ted James
Date of birth
4 November 1917
Age
25
Place of birth
Alpaugh, Tulare County, California
Hometown
El Paso County, Texas

Military service

Service number
T-190803
Rank
Flight Officer
Function
Navigator
Unit
12th Replacement Depot
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 October 1943
Place of death
Haut-Fays, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 16 18

Immediate family

Members
Romelius C. Thomas (father)
Anna Thomas (mother)
Donald C. Thomas (brother)
Romulus E. Thomas (brother)
Remus F. Thomas (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
LK-920
Data
Type: Halifax V
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany

More information

F/O Ted J. Thomas graduated from of El Paso High School in 1935 and the University of Texas in 1940.

He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940.

His airplane crashed under unknown circumstances.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, dwww.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.fold3.com, www.newspapers.com - El Paso Herald-Post, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - El Paso Herald-Post, www.ancestry.com - El Paso High School Yearbook 1935