The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Thomas J Keane

840th

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Rank
1LT (17 December 1944), 1LT (27 February 1945), 1LT (30 March 1945)
Hometown
Dorchester MA; DORCHESTER MA; Dorchester, MA
Also written
Thomas Keane
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 85
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
17 December 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster50421LT
27 February 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster9761LT
30 March 1945award (code not read)891LT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 13: Thomas I Keane · 21 January 1945
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Thomas I Keane
Rank ist Lt. Serial No. 0-712290
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander
Rank
Sqn CO Rooks Rank Major
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1945
month January day 21
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Vienna
, target,
Vienna
target
time, About 1200
,altitude, About 30,000 Ft route scheduled,
,route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation? Don't know
6. Did you bail out?
No
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
No
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge".
No Knowledge
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? About limiles north of Banjaluka,
Yugo.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
All of the crew
11. Whe TO were they in aircraft?
Yes
12. What was their condition?
Good
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
Seen all of the crew at base in Foggia, Italy.
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. No Knowledge
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 11273, page 13 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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