Thomas J McDonald

Military

Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #4297094 'Why Worry. ' Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base. Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-17 #42102572. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Why Worry ?
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Charlestown, Massachusetts

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 5301