Thomas W Dunmire
Military
As a 2LT flew 25 missions as the navigator on Crew #783 - David Baron Crew.
466th BG - 787th BS
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 17848 - Captain Thomas W. Dunmire As a 2LT flew 25 missions as the navigator on Crew #783 - David Baron Crew. 466th BG - 787th BS
Had a long career in the USAF retiring in 1968 as a Lt. Colonel. During his career he crewed on B-17's, B-24's, B-29's, B-36's and B-52's.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-709739
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Gran Slam
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Avonmore, PA 15618, USA | 31 January 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Greensburg, PA 15601, USA | 19 February 1943 | |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 3 February 1945 - 18 April 1945 | 25 missions |
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Died |
Casselberry, FL, USA | 13 June 2015 | Lt. Colonel Thomas W. Dunmire, 92, formerly of Rapid City, SD, died Saturday, June 13, 2015, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 31, 1923, at Skunk Hollow in Avonmore, PA, to Thomas Washington Dunmire and Viola Susan (Shaffer) Dunmire. A graduate of Avonmore High School, he also attended Creighton University, Omaha, NE. He served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a navigator for over 20 years. He was stationed at Ellsworth AFB during the mid-1950's to the early 1960's. He was a crew member of B-24 Liberator, B-17 Fortress, B-36 Peacemaker, B-29 Super Fortress, and B-52 Stratofortress. During World War II he was on 24 bombing missions over Europe. He was also honored in recognition as a B-52 navigator-bombardier in SAC which kept the nation's intercontinental missiles and jet bombers on constant alert. He retired from the US Air Force in 1968. He was married to Mildred Genevieve (Palmer) Dunmire until her untimely passing in 1988. In their union, nine children were born. He will always be known to his children as a loving, caring, devoted father and husband, with a generous heart. He is survived by his children, Wayne "Pat" (Kaye) Dunmire, Monett, MO, Gloria (Douglas) Williams, Rapid City, SD, Robert (Gloria) Dunmire, Oviedo, FL, Timothy (Marsha) Dunmire, Casselberry, FL, Mary (Bill) Hughes, Clarington, PA, and Thomas Dunmire Jr., Casselberry; son-in-law, John Zanka, Rapid City; as well as several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchiidren. Thomas was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mildred; son, Ray Thomas Dunmire; daughters, Kathleen Dunn and Cynthia "Cindy" Zanka; son-in-law, James "Jimmy" Dunn; and several-half brothers and half-sisters. Burial was at Westview Cemetery in Avonmore, where military honors were presented by the American Legion Honor Guard. |
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Buried |
Avonmore, PA 15618, USA | 23 June 2015 | West View Cemetery Avonmore Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, USA |
| Bolivar, PA, USA | 51 McKinley Street |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 345
