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Baxter
Thomas
POW (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    12th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 12th Air Force, General Orders No. 168 (September 12, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Baxter Thomas (ASN: 0-742389), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the TWELFTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, in 1943 and 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Thomas, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    August 29, 1944
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 16812

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Baxter Thomas (ASN: 0-742389), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about August 29, 1944and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.