Thomas Denis Miles

Military
media-36724.jpeg UPL 36724 TSGT Thomas D. Miles, USAAF, WWII

His nephew, CDR Mark Monaghan, USN (Ret)

Object Number - UPL 36724 - TSGT Thomas D. Miles, USAAF, WWII

Shot down 13 July 1944 in A/C #42-107137. Interned in Switzerland at Wengen. Annotated on Together we Served USAF. 

Shuttle Bombing Missions over eastern Germany to Poltava Russia; D-Day bombing of bridges and trains, 

Air Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal, European Theater Medal (3 stars), WWII Victory Medal.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

15 September 1923

Other

Interned (INT)

13 July 1944 - 13 April 1945 Palace Hotel in Wengen

Died

23 May 2012

Buried

Other

Chemist

Chemist, Nadic Labs, Boston, Mass. Created flame-proof pajamas for children.

Revisions

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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.

Added S/N & Role per info on the 100th BG website.

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

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His nephew CDR Mark Monaghan, USN (Ret)

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From his nephew, CDR Mark Monaghan, USN (Ret)

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7502 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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