Thomas F Hughes Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Page 3 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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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 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801596
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Liberty Belle
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY, USA | 19 August 1942 | |
Died |
Horsham St Faith, Norwich NR10, UK | 1 September 1944 | SGT Hughes died when his a/c crashed shortly after takeoff from Horsham St. Faith. His crew (Homer Y. Harris Crew) was a lead crew for the 466th BG and the 96th BW. They had stopped at Horsham St. Faith to pick up a command pilot (Leland Griffith) from the 458th BG for the day's mission. |
Born |
New York, USA | ||
Erie County, NY, USA |
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hughes&GSfn=Thoma…;
466th BG Roll of Honor
466th BG List of members buried at Cambridge American Cemetery
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Accident Report 035 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia