Name:
Thaine Alder Syfert
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-708059
Unit:
380th Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 310th Bombardment Group (Medium)
Date of Death:
1945-04-04
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, (Florence), Italy
Plot:
A
Row:
6
Grave:
34
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Thaine Syfert was born in 1916 and was from Oklahoma. He was a crew member (Bombardier) on the B-25 (43- 27737) “OKLAHOMA BETSIE”, of the 380th Bomber Squadron, 310th Bomber Group, 57th Bomber Wing, when it crashed on April 4, 1945. “Oklahoma Betsie was part of a 12-plane raid to bomb the railroad bridge at Oberdrauburg, Austria. On the return trip, “Oklahoma Betsie” collided with another B-25 (43-27552) “Pretzel”. “Pretzel” crashed immediately with complete loss of life near Monte Zocolan. Three crew members of “Oklahoma Betsie” perished and four became POWs when it crashed nearby in Lovea. A marker near Lovea remembers the crash site of “Oklahoma Betsie. Syfert died in the crash.