Name:
Martin J. Thomas
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-726089
Unit:
407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-24
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Oak Park Cemetery, Chandler, Oklahoma
Plot:
Section 16, Lot 15
Row:
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Comments:
Martin J. Thomas was born on February 16, 1917. He served in the 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group as a First Lieutenant during World War II. 1LT Thomas was the Bombardier on B-17 42-31921 "Lil’ Brat", which on April 24, 1944 headed to Dubendorf, Switzerland for a target mission. They were shot down by an enemy aircraft and crashed to Baltenswil, near Munich and scrapped. He was Killed in Action and was temporarily buried in what was then the American Cemetery in Münsingen, Switzerland. He is now buried in the Oak Park Cemetery, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA.