Teel Thomas Dwight

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Thomas Dwight Teel is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

356th Fighter Group Monument

Name:

Thomas Dwight Teel

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-818459

Unit:

360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-29

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Thomas Dwight Teel was born in 1925. He was the son of Thomas Howard Teel and Tula Beatrice Ray Teel.

Thomas served in the 360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant during World War II. On August 29, 1944, he was the pilot of P-47 �Grace,� #42-25524, of the 356th Fighter Group, 360th Fighter Squadron, when it was downed over Vitry-en-Artois, France. He was reportedly killed by German aircraft that strafed him while he was parachuting toward the ground.

1Lt Teel is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, www.americanairmuseum.com