Thomas Ambrose Clifford Sr (1916 - 1981)

Born 10 Feb 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Thomas Clifford Sr was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States).

Thomas Clifford Sr was awarded the Air Medal.

Flight Officer Thomas Clifford Sr was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Flight Officer Thomas Clifford Sr served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started: 25 May 1943
Unit(s): 772nd Squadron, 463rd Group, Fifteenth Air Force
Service ended: 19 Nov 1945

Thomas was born 10 February 1916 i Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Thomas was the Navigator of the B-24 Liberator bomber, Buzzin’ Bear (#41-24229), participating in Operation Tidal Wave the low-level attack on the Romanian oil refineries at Ploesti on 1 August 1943. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for the mission.

He married Marjorie Harris on 16 June 1947 in Chester, Pennsylvania.^[1]

He passed away 24 January 1981.^[2]

Find A Grave: Memorial #172030707

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages. Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania. Ancestry Record 61381 #2566278
2. ↑ CLIFFORD, THOMAS A. SR, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 27 Jan 1981, Tue • Page 35

• National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 430. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2238 #7113885
• United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-MP6W : 18 February 2016), Thomas A Clifford, 16 Aug 1943; citing Military Service, Germany, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ancestry Record 3147 #949947
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Ancestry Record 2441 #6123529
• Cornwall Pilot Joins American Air Force, Harrisburg Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 27 May 1943, Thu • Page 15
• Phila. Sergeant; 4 Others Killed in Action, Twelve in District Prisoners of German, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 04 Dec 1943, Sat • Page 3
• Ten Phila. Soldiers on Wounded List, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 12 Sep 1943, Sun • Page 6
• FLIER IS PRISONER, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10 Nov 1943, Wed • Page 6
• 16 Phila. Airmen Awarded Flying Cross, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17 Nov 1943, Wed • Page 7