Thomas C Dick

Military

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator #41-23810.



March 8, 1943 'Thar She Blows' B24 #41-23658 crashlanded at Gibraltar Farms in Kent. The battle damaged plane was returning from operations. All crew members were injured.



Silver Star; Purple Heart; DFC; EAME Medal w/ 4 Bronze Battle Stars; American Theater Ribbon

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-23658

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Thar She Blows
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

41-23810

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Tarfu
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Griffithsville, West Virginia 23 August 1919

Died

13 May 1969

Buried

Coalinga, California

Revisions

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

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p.90, Ted's Travelling Circus by Cal Stewart pp. 83-84; Daughter