World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Tommie H. Alexander
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Maysville, Oklahoma
Honored By
Michael Glaze
Relationship
Cousin of Pilot
He was part of a 12-member crew in a B-24 Liberator ("The Bold Sea Rover") assigned to the 861st Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bombardment Group. He was the nose gunner in the lead plane on a mission to bomb a German air base in Roye-Amy, France, when his plane was shot down over Assainvillers on 18 August 1944. There were no survivors. He is buried/memorialized at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay, Missouri.