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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Thomas P. Pickett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Massachusetts

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

STAFF SERGEANT, GUNNER, B-24 LIBERATOR 'CESSLESS CINDY', 321ST SQUADRON (BOMBS AWAY), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF HARVEY DELFATTI CREW. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN JULY 12, 1945 OVER CANTON, CHINA AND WERE MISSING FOR 33 DAYS. THE CREW WAS FOUND AND WERE TAKEN FROM CRASH SITE TO KUNMING SOME 878 MILES AWAY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF TWO MARYKNOLLER PRIESTS.