Thomas William Watkins
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-136739
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-928303
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-930500
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13173621
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Mechanic/Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Baby Judy : School Marm
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Florence American Cemetery, Tavarnuzze, Italy
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Istre-Le Tubé Air Base
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 May 1919 | ||
Died Killed in Service (KIS) |
11 November 1945 | Aircraft, with crew of 5 and 16 passengers went missing in icing conditions on a flight from Istres, France, to Athens, Greece. | |
Buried |
Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy: Plot E Row 10 Grave 39 |
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Sources
AAIR 45-11-11-501 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15032 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…