Thomas Rowland Asbury
MilitaryAssigned 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 22-Jul-44; Crashed Ploesti Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6855.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14128365 / O-812975
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Gerton, NC | 25 September 1921 | Son of Samuel Jennings Jr and Winnie [Rowland] Asbury. |
Enlisted |
Washington, DC | 11 September 1942 | |
Other Baled out POW |
Ploesti | 22 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 22-Jul-44; Crashed Ploesti POW. MACR 6855. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Romania | 22 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Romania. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
17 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Gerton, NC | 23 December 1989 | |
Buried |
Bearwallow Cemetery, Gerton, NC | Bearwallow Cemetery Gerton, Henderson County, NC | |
Based |
Amendola | 22 July 1944 | Assigned 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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