Thomas C Dahlgren

Military

INT During the eleventh combat mission to the Kiel Canal in northern Germany, the B-24 was damaged by flak and landed in Sweden on 8/6/44. The crew of B-24 'No Nothing' #41-28945 was formed in March 1944 at Modesto, California and trained at the B-24 Combat Crew Replacement Training Unit (CCRTU) at Muroc Army Air Force Base, Muroc, California, (now known as Edwards Air Force Base)..

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-28945

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: No Nothing
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

16 November 1922

Enlisted

17 September 1942

Other

1st Solo Flight

16 August 1943 Solo Time: 0:25 min. Stearman PT-17 #395 Thunderbird Field Scottsdale, Arizona.

Died

2 January 2017

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Updated by Laurence Dahlgren (son) 30 Oct, 2019

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Updated by Laurence Dahlgren Oct 30,2019

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Updated by Son, October 29, 2019

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8217 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database