Thomas Joseph Appeldorn
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Front left to right 1) Donath, 2) S/Sgt Thomas Appeldurn Liberator 41-24234 , 3) Summers, 4) 2D LT Gordon Marcouiller, Liberator 41-24234, 5) Neilson
back row left to right 1) Buckahanna, 2) Lt. James A Harper ,Liberator 41-24234 3) Taylor , 4) Virgil, 5) S/SGT Alton S Railing , Liberator 41-24234 )
Liberator 41-24234 was know as MR. 5x5 when it went down Troy Hart
back row left to right 1) Buckahanna, 2) Lt. James A Harper ,Liberator 41-24234 3) Taylor , 4) Virgil, 5) S/SGT Alton S Railing , Liberator 41-24234 )
Liberator 41-24234 was know as MR. 5x5 when it went down Troy Hart
Photo from my mother in-law, S/Sgt Alton S Railing was her brother.
Crew member of 41-24234, suffered a mid air collision with 42-7501 causing the shearing off the entire tail section of A/C causing it to crash into the sea. Six parachutes were observed streaming out, but none survived. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1501
Awards: 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: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743297
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Mr 5 X 5
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Washington, PA | 28 March 1920 | Son of Henry M and Matilda Rose Appeldorn. |
Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, Newport, KY | 5 January 1942 | Fort Thomas Newport Kentucky |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 26 November 1943 - 26 November 1943 | Crew member of 41-24234, suffered a mid air collision with 42-7501 causing the shearing off the entire tail section of A/C causing it to crash, into the sea. Six parachutes were observed streaming out, but none survived. MACR 1501. KIA |
Huntington, WV, USA | Huntington, West Virginia, USA. | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Arrondissement de Liège Liège, Belgium. Plot A Row 23 Grave 3 | |
Based |
Shipdham | 26 November 1943 | Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |