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Thomas Joseph “Tom” Carpenter

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Thomas Joseph “Tom” Carpenter

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10 Sep 2002 (aged 78)
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Santa Nella, Merced County, California, USA Add to Map
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SECTION 10 SITE 1510
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Staff Sergeant Tom flew in bombers during the Second World War, he was a marksman waist gunner on the B-17 bomber "Blues in the Night". They were shot down in the freezing North Sea, the pilot was killed in the crash and the remaining crew strugfled to survive until the British pulled the crew out of the water. He served in the Army Air Corps, while his older brothers, Dave who was killed in the Army and Bob in the Navy. RIP Uncle Tom
Staff Sergeant Tom flew in bombers during the Second World War, he was a marksman waist gunner on the B-17 bomber "Blues in the Night". They were shot down in the freezing North Sea, the pilot was killed in the crash and the remaining crew strugfled to survive until the British pulled the crew out of the water. He served in the Army Air Corps, while his older brothers, Dave who was killed in the Army and Bob in the Navy. RIP Uncle Tom

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SGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II

OUR LOVING UNCLE TOM

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  • Created by: Dean
  • Added: Feb 4, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104664335/thomas_joseph-carpenter: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Joseph “Tom” Carpenter (18 Jun 1924–10 Sep 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104664335, citing San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Santa Nella, Merced County, California, USA; Maintained by Dean (contributor 47277198).