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YANDOH, Thomas E - Date of
birth
7 March 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Fulton, Oswego County, New York -
Hometown
Fulton, Oswego County, New York -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-550440 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
856th Bombardment Squadron,
492nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 June 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinityof Boitsfort, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leon M. Yandoh (father)
Lillian E. (Kelly) Yandoh (mother)
Jane C. Yandoh (twin sister)
Ellen E. Yandoh (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-29470 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Laon Airfield, France
MACR: 6242
More information
2nd Lt Thomas E. Yandoh graduated from Fulton High School in 1939. He was employed at the PCK Company.The airplane received a direct hit from flak. The right wing caught fire, exploded and blew off. The aircraft went spinning down and the fuselage broke in two. Just as the aircraft entered the undercast, the fire went out. No parachutes were seen to open.
Lt. Thomas E. Yandor died in hospital II 614 A and was buried on Eagle Cemetery in Brussels.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Merrill Devlin, Arie-Jan van Hees, Navigator Class Book 43-13 San Angelo, Texas