Individual Casualty Questionnaire for Staff Sergeant Thomas E. Eason
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Title
Individual Casualty Questionnaire for Staff Sergeant Thomas E. Eason
Alternative Title
Casualty Questionnaire for SSgt. Thomas Eason
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Description
An Individual Casualty Questionnaire in relation to the death of Florida native Staff Sergeant Thomas E. Eason (1922-1945). According to this document, SSgt. Eason was Killed in Action (KIA) during the bailout procedure after his crew's airplane was shot. SSgt. Eason had served for over three years in the U.S. Army Air Forces' (USAAF) 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.
Source
Digital reproduction of original 1-page handwritten questionnaire.
Date Created
ca.1945-01-20
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
Medium
1-page handwritten questionnaire
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Altenheim, France
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
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Contributing Project
Epinal Cemetery Project
Curator
Lancaster, John
Cepero, Laura
External Reference
"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, “Individual Casualty Questionnaire for Staff Sergeant Thomas E. Eason,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9302.