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McNamara Thomas M.

Name:
Thomas M. McNamara
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
16088447
Unit:
715th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1943-12-31
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
Plot:
Block F
Row:
Lot 772
Grave:
Space 3
Decoration:
Comments:

Thomas M. McNamara was born on July 1, 1924, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was the son of William D. McNamara and Margaret Helena Kennedy McNamara.

Thomas served in the 715th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Assistant Mechanic on the B-24 #42-7754 "Harmful Lil' Armful" during World War II.

On December 31, 1943, his crew took off from Station 146 airfield in Seething, England, on a bombing mission to Cognac, France. At around 12:00H, their plane was shot down by a German fighter setting the plane's cabin and engine #3 on fire. The crew evacuated the airplane at 18,000 feet. Their plane crashed near Lesparre-Médoc, France. As a result of this incident, four crew members were taken as prisoners, two members evaded the capture, and two casualties, who were believed to have been killed by the Germans. SSgt McNamara was one of those who were killed. He is now buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net