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BADGER, Thomas Lee - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama -
Hometown
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14107894 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 September 1943 - Place of
death
Paris, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 20 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
William B. Badger Sr. (father)
Julia K. (Simmons) Badger (mother)
Katheline J. Badger (sister)
William B. Badger Jr. (brother)
Walter C. Badger (brother)
John S. Badger (brother)
James Badger (brother)
Aobert Badger (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30493 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Double Doo
Destination: Paris, France
Mission: Bombing of the Renault industrial area
MACR: 727
More information
S/Sgt Thomas L. Badger graduated from West End High School and was employed by Loveman Joseph & Loeb before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 26 June 1942.The aircraft sustained a direct hit from flak and went into a spin.
He was first buried in the New Cemetery at Virofly, Paris and later reburied at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Joe Mullican’s Tree House / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.newspapers.com – The Birmingham Post - 6 October 1943
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Will Kuner