Thomas Hunter was born in Scotland in 1922. He lived in California and attended the Burbank High School. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force and served in the Shina Theater. He was KIA while flying with the "Cloak and Dagger" Squadron on March 1, 1945.
From CWGC Website:
FLYING OFFICER
THOMAS STARK HUNTER
Service Number: 165151
Regiment & Unit/Ship:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
357 Sqdn.
Date of Death:
Died 01 March 1945,
Age 22 years old,
Buried or commemorated at:
SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY
Coll. grave II. B. 2-4.
China, (including Hong Kong)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Country of Service:
United Kingdom
Additional Info:
Son of George and Jeanie Hunter, of Burbank, California, U.S.A.
Personal Inscription:
SWEET ARE THE MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET
PRIVATE CITIZENS SUPPORTING AMERICA'S HERITAGE
American
War Memorials Overseas, Inc.
War Memorials Overseas, Inc.
Hunter Thomas Stark 'Tommy’
Name:
Thomas Stark 'Tommy’ Hunter
Rank:
Flight Officer
Serial Number:
165151
Unit:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death:
1945-03-01
State:
California
Cemetery:
Sai Wan War Cemetery Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Plot:
Coll. grave II. B. 2-4.
Row:
Grave:
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