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Thomas Jackson PICKETT
“Jack”
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Source : Arnaud Gaté & Northman | ||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-751429 (34118367) | |||||
| AGE | 28 yo | |||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15 septembre 1916 Rocky Mount, Franklin County, VIRGINIA | |||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | VIRGINIA | |||||
| FAMILY | Parents : Cleatus L. "Cleat" PICKETT & Lola C Pendleton LUCAS | |||||
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| FONCTION | Pilote de P47 | |||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled linemen and servicemen, telegraph, telephone, and power |  | ||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 20 August 1941 Fort Bragg NORTH CAROLINA | |||||
| SQUADRON | 511th Fighter Squadron | |||||
| GROUP | 405th Fighter Bomber Group | |||||
| ARMY | 9th Air Force | |||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 14 June 1944 |
Source : RCA | ||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | At Sea | |||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN | Pilot of P47 42-76354 which ditched in the sea off the coast of Barfleur. | |||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||
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Missing in Action 14th June 1944 as pilot of P-47D / #42-76354 / K4-? Took off from Christchurch airfield, UK, on a bomb and strafing mission in the Cherbourg area. After bombing in the Valognes area his aircraft developed engine trouble. Ditched in the sea 10 miles west of Pointe de Barfleur. He was seen to climb in a dinghy but the Air Sea Rescue services could not locate him. MIA 1Lt Pickett is commemorated on the Normandy Cemetery Tablets of the Missing. | ||||||
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Source : Frogman |
Source : Frogman | |||||
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Source : Ancestry |
Source : nm (FindaGrave) | |||||
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Source : Ancestry | ||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Weremember.abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov - Arnaud Gaté - Ancestry - Aad.archives.gov |
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| EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |