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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Thomas James Adkinson

Hometown

Gilmer, Texas

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLIGHT SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A BOMB AIMER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 57 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS FLAK DAMAGED AVRO LANCASTER MK III (ND671) CRASHED NEAR GESEKE, GERMANY DURING A BOMBING RAID TO BERLIN ON MARCH 25, 1944. BURIED AT HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, HANOVER, LOWER SAXONY, GERMANY.