Haywood, Thomas C., 1stLt

Deceased
 
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Final Rank
First Lieutenant
Last MOS
7598-Basic Fixed-Wing Pilot
Last MOSGroup
Pilots/Naval Flight Officers
Primary Unit
1940-1941, 7598, Naval Air Station (NAS) Guantanamo, Cuba, US Navy
Service Years
1940 - 1941
First Lieutenant

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 Personal Details 

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Home State
Minnesota
Minnesota
Year of Birth
1917
 
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Contact Info
Last Address
St. Paul
Date of Passing
Apr 07, 1979
 
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Not Specified

 Official Badges 

WW II Honorable Discharge Pin


 Unofficial Badges 




 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Returned to the States following the disbandment of the AVG in July 1942, and became a captain for Consairway Airlines ferrying B-24s between the United States and Australia. In 1945 joined the newly-formed Flying Tiger Line and flew as a captain with FTL until retirement.

   
Other Comments:

Credited with 4 1/2 air-to-air victories against Japanese while with the AVG in China.

   

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 Unit Assignments
Marine Fighting Squadron 1 (VMF-1)Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Quantico, VANaval Air Station (NAS) Guantanamo, Cuba, US Navy
  1940-1941, 7598, Marine Fighting Squadron 1 (VMF-1)
  1940-1941, 7598, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Quantico, VA
  1940-1941, 7598, Naval Air Station (NAS) Guantanamo, Cuba, US Navy
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1941-1941 World War II/American Theater
 Colleges Attended
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
  1937-1940, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
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