World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas B. Birdsong
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Jacksonville, Florida
Honored By
Ms. Janice Jamison
Relationship
Niece
Philippines; late 1941. Platoon Sergeant in Anti-Aircraft Battery on Corregidor. A POW and a part of the Bataan Death March. He and 114 comrades escaped but were later recaptured; put on a 'hell' ship. Sent to Japan and survived bombings outside Nagasaki.