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Thomas Edgar Therrien (1921 - 1943)

Thomas Edgar Therrien
Born in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of and
Died at age 21 in Europemap
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Biography

Thomas Edgar Therrien was born on 18 November 1921. He was the son of Thomas Therrien and Mary Madigan.

In the 1930 Census the Therrien family are living in Hazel Street, Brockton with their three children, Joseph F, Claire M and Edgar T. Thomas's father, Thomas, is now a Doctor of Podiatry.[1]

In the 1940 Census Thomas is living with his mother, Mary Therrien, at Cottage Street, Brockton.[2]

Service and KIA in World War Two

On 10 August 1942 Thomas E Therrien enlisted for service in the US Military for service in World War 2.[3]

Staff Sergeant Thomas Therrien, aerial gunner, was killed in action on 14 October 1943 when his American Flying Fortress was one of 60 planes shot down during a air-raid on Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany.[4]He was serving with the 366 Bomber Squadron, 305 Bomber Group, US Airforce.

Thomas Therrien is buried at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.[5][6]

The Missing Air Crew Report number 916 regarding the loss of the aircraft on which Thomas Therrien has been scanned and is viewable on the National Archives of the United States[7].

Ancestry Free Image - Headstone Inscription and Internment Record

Wikipedia entry for the 366th Bombardment Squadron

Wikipedia entry for the Second Raid on Schweinfurt

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ5X-FX5 : accessed 28 May 2020), Mary M Therrien in household of Thomas F Therrien, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 16B, line 87, family 434, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 938; FHL microfilm 2,340,673.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4NV-Y3X : 12 December 2019), Edgar Therrien, Ward 2, Brockton, Brockton City, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12-26, sheet 11A, line 1, family 264, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1635.
  3. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85T-8T6 : 5 December 2014), Thomas E Therrien, enlisted 10 Aug 1942, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  4. ↑ Genealogybank.com, article viewed 30 May 2020, News Article, Boston Herald, Thursday, Oct 28, 1943, Boston, MA, Page: 4 "Brockton Flier Missing In Schweinfurt Raid, Brockton. Oct. 27 - Word was received today by Mr and Mrs Thomas F Therrien of 14 Cottage St, that their son, Staff Sgt. Thomas E Therrien, an aerial gunner, has been missing in action since Oct. 14. His ship was one of the 60 American Flying Fortresses shot down in the Schweinfurt raid. He enlisted Aug. 21, 1942 and has been overseas about two months".
  5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 May 2020), memorial page for SSgt Thomas E Therrien (unknown–14 Oct 1943), Find a Grave Memorial no. 56361252, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium ; Maintained by War Graves (contributor 6) .
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 for Thomas E Therrien
  7. ↑ National Archives of the United States, Missing Air Crew Report number 916, serial number 42-3195,
    NAID 908998726
    Creator War Department. Office of the Quartermaster General. Memorial Division. Identification Branch. ca. 1942-ca. 1947
    Record Group 92 Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    Series Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs)
    Image link at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/90898726




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