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media-5531.png UPL 5531 The 1st Lieutenant Thomas D Hedley crew at Station 111, RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire UK early 1945

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Object Number - UPL 5531 - The 1st Lieutenant Thomas D Hedley crew at Station 111, RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire UK early 1945

He flew on Thomas Hedley crew. Reported to the ETO on 28 Nov 1944.

"Our Baby" was the plane he flew on.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

Thomas David Hedley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-513436
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Walnut, Illinois 3 November 1921

Enlisted

Fort Sheridan, IL 3 March 1943

Other

Assinged to the 306th BG

Thurleigh Airfield, UK 24 November 1944

Died

Walnut, IL 18 October 2015

Buried

Walnut, IL 21 October 2015 Walnut Cemetery Walnut, Bureau County, Illinois, USA

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155785490
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=2962176…

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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