Thomas Aloysius L'Estrange Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 45818 - S/Sgt Thomas A. L'Estrange, 603BS, 398BG
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin, 3 February 1945. Mid-air collision near Lehmke, Germany in B-17 43-38697. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12215.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH
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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: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15140333
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35499925
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34782382
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36817784
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34807652
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 3 February 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 22 March 1922 | Son of Thomas A and Ella Marie [Rewcroft] L'Estrange. |
|
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 3 December 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lehmke, Germany | 3 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin; mid-air collision near Lehmke in B-17 43-38697 |
|
Buried |
Lehmke, Germany | 4 February 1945 | Interred Lehmke Cemetery |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 3 February 1945 | Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA | Re-Interred Calvary Cemetery Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Removed # from A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109654622/thomas-a-l_estrange
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 12215
MACR 12215 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
