Name:
Thomas O. Byrd
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35367815
Unit:
328th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-03-29
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
A
Row:
7
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
Thomas O. Byrd entered military service in Indiana. He served in the 330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner of the B24J #42-110033 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on March 29, 1944, when his airplane collided with the B24H #41-28590 and crashed into Henham, England while leaving for a raid over Germany. He is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.