World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Tom Fleetwood Atkinson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Latta, South Carolina
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
He served as a glider pilot in the 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron of the 436th Troop Carrier Group, until he was sadly lost on June 7th, 1944 near St. Mere Eglise in France, during the liberation of occupied Europe.