Thomas T Tamraz
MilitaryThomas T. Tamraz (Tom) was a B-24 nose gunner with the U.S. 8th Air Force, 44th Bomb Group, 67th Bomb Squadron Norwich, England in 1944, and later was assigned to the 15th Air Force 485th Bomb Group, 831st Bomb Squadron in Foggia, Italy. He has a chapter in the book "The Greatest Generation of Silver Wings" by Don Ward pp. 71-78 with photo and map.
See also his 8th AFHS-MN webpage.
https://sites.google.com/site/8thafhsmn/Home
https://sites.google.com/site/8thafhsmn/pictures/thomas-t-tamraz-b-24-n…
Flew on B-24 'Sho' for 10 missions. Did not fly on the 11th mission when the crew was lost. Tamraz was transferred to the 15th AF 485th BG because it was understaffed and he was experienced on the B-24. With the 15th, he was shot down over Yugoslavia and evaded for more than a month.
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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
Places
- Site type: Military site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
2 April 1905 | ||
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Died |
28 June 1905 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter March 2010, 44th BG web site, Experimental Airplane Organization video of oral history