Headstone of Staff Sergeant Thomas E. Eason Headstone at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
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Title
Headstone of Staff Sergeant Thomas E. Eason Headstone at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Alternative Title
Headstone of SSgt. Thomas Eason
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Air Force
Army
Description
The headstone of Florida native Staff Sergeant Thomas E. Eason (1922-1945), who served for over three years in the U.S. Army Air Forces' (USAAF) 569th Bomb Squadron of the 390th Bomb Group, as a waist gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Sweet and Lovely" and "Princess Pat." SSgt. Eason completed 28 missions in both the Pacific and European Theaters of World War II. On January 20, 1945, he was killed near Altenheim, France, after his airplane was shot down by enemy combatants. Over the course of his service, SSgt. was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
Creator
Anderson, Dwight
Source
Original GRid=56372149">color digital image by Dwight Anderson.
Date Created
ca. 2013-08-28
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Dwight Anderson.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dwight Anderson and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Epinal Cemetery Project
Curator
Lancaster, John
Cepero, Laura
External Reference
"569th Bomb Squadron." American Air Museum in Britain. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/unit/1251.
"GRid=56372149" target="_blank">SSgt Thomas E Eason." Find A Grave. http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56372149.
Citation
John Lancaster, “Headstone of Staff Sergeant Thomas E. Eason Headstone at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial,” RICHES, accessed June 5, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9306.