FO Tom Fleetwood Atkinson

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FO Tom Fleetwood Atkinson

Birth
Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina, USA
Death
7 Jun 1944 (aged 21)
Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, USA
Plot
Section C, Site 689.
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Tom Atkinson joined the Army Air Forces in 1942 at the age of 19 and became a glider pilot. Gliders carried troops and equipment and would crash land in predetermined landing zones.


***D-Day Invasion - Combat Mission "Neptune Bigot"***
(one mile northeast of Ste Mere Eglise, France)
While coming in for a landing at 2250 hours on 6 June 1944, Flight Officer Atkinson, flying first pilot, was struck by anti-aircraft fire. He died 7 June 1944 from the injuries received.

82nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group
Horsa Glider serial number HG-981

Tom Atkinson joined the Army Air Forces in 1942 at the age of 19 and became a glider pilot. Gliders carried troops and equipment and would crash land in predetermined landing zones.


***D-Day Invasion - Combat Mission "Neptune Bigot"***
(one mile northeast of Ste Mere Eglise, France)
While coming in for a landing at 2250 hours on 6 June 1944, Flight Officer Atkinson, flying first pilot, was struck by anti-aircraft fire. He died 7 June 1944 from the injuries received.

82nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group
Horsa Glider serial number HG-981

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South Carolina
Flt O
82 AAF Trp Carr Sq
World War II

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Tom was buried in the temporary military cemetery in Blosville, France, and then reinterred at the Florence National Cemetery with full military honors on November 19, 1948.

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