Slayden Henry Thomas "Tommy"

Name:

Henry Thomas "Tommy" Slayden

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

14174815

Unit:

861st Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1945-01-10

State:

Tennessee

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France

Plot:

B

Row:

14

Grave:

12

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Henry Thomas "Tommy" Slayden was born on March 15, 1921, in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was the son of Charles Alvin Slayden and Willie Alma Baker Slayden.

Henry served in the 861st Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Nose Gunner on the B-17 #44-6278 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 10, 1945, in Belgium, on return from a mission to Köln, Germany.

SSgt Slayden is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

B-17G #43-38224 crew:
P–Hanft, Richard J.(KIA)
CP-2nd Lt Strobel, Henry M. (KIA)
N-2nd Lt Huebner, Elroy C.(RTD)
NG-S/Sgt Slayden, Henry T. (KIA)
E-S/Sgt Van Arsdale, Charles G. (RTD)
? - Pvt Schiff, Shepard M.(RTD)
BT-S/Sgt Filipek, Stanley J. (RTD)
WG-S/Sgt Groh, Victor F. (KIA)
TG -S/Sgt Henderson, Donald (KIA)

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, forum.12oclockhigh.net, www.abmc.gov