Cawley, Thomas Francis

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Cawley, Thomas Francis ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-735269 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 Dated 25 July 1943, effective 25 July 1943.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	29 July 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 13 July 1920 Graduated from Bombardier School at Roswell AAF, Roswell, New Mexico, Class #43-01, 2 January 1943.
Related Documents	Post Loss Document File #12⇗
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Sweningsen, Oliver (NMI), Jr⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Stewart, Carlos Penfield⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Cawley, Thomas Francis	Bombardier	POW
T/SGT. Barta, Joseph Francis⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
T/SGT. Bartholomew, Everett Laverne⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Ralph, Robert Edward⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Grover, Richard Stanley⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Dillingham, Desmond Quinton⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Weatherford, Louie Frank⇗	Flexible Gunner	EV

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
12⇗	29 July 1943	Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany	Bombardier	42‑29700⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down by enemy aircraft after attacking target of opportunity (TOO) with the group. No MACR. Sortie Report⇗

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