Name:
Harry R. Thomas
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
33592743
Unit:
787th Bomb Squadron, 466th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-13
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Plot:
C
Row:
2
Grave:
9
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Harry R. Thomas was born on July 10, 1911, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He served in the 787th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Gunner on the B-24 #42-95084 “Bird Dog” during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 13, 1944, when his aircraft crashed in the village of Tunstall, in the parish of Halvergate, England.