Thomas Joseph Schimpf
Military
Object Number - UPL 77142 - Capt Thomas J. Schimpf
Entered the Air Force in 1942. He gained his wings and commission at Fredrick, Oklahoma. Assigned to 511BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x missions. ETD
Mission list: Kiel, Ludwigshafen, Lutzkendorf, Nijmegen, Frankfurt, Osnabruck, Kassel, Nurenburg, Politz, Cologne, Hanover, Bielefield, Misburg, Kassel, Sindelfungen, Frankfurt, Merseberg, Cologne, Bullay, Rheinbach, Mayen, Bitburg.
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
Post war: Thomas was assigned duty at Bolling Air Force Base with the Special Air Mission Group. He entered the communications field in 1948 when he attended the Communications Officer's General Course at Scott Field, followed by the Airborne Radar Officer's Course at Keesler Field in 1951. After graduating from Keesler Field he was assigned to the Japan Air Defense Force when his life was ended at the early age of thirty.
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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: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19106538 / O-761553
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Gal Sal II
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dottie’s Taxi
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron 511th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
9 April 1923 | ||
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Enlisted |
14 April 1942 | EnlistedPhiladelphia Pennsylvania | |
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Died |
1 February 1954 | ||
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Buried |
22 January 2002 | InterredArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
