Lieut Thomas Bartlett Hett

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Lieut Thomas Bartlett Hett

Birth
Death
23 Sep 1983 (aged 62)
Burial
Marion, Marion County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Second Lieutenant, B-24 Bombadier
824th Bomb Squadron, 484th Bomb Group, 49th Bomb Wing

Remembrances of Thomas Hett by some of his fellow crew members:

"He was a good guy and had similar experiences as me, being from Kansas, and was a farmer."
—T/SGT Herman Fuhrman, Flight Engineer

"Hett, the bombardier, I loved and respected. He was an excellent family man and great fun to be with."
—1/LT Rex Bennett, Pilot

Crew of B24 Liberator Bomber 41-29502, #12 "Fuel-Cell Fanny":

Rex Bennett, Pilot
Bruce C. Dein, Navigator
Herman F. Fuhrman, Flight Engineer & Right Waist Gunner
William O. Haege, Top Turret Gunner
Thomas B. Hett, Bombardier
Marion F. Minniear, Ball Turret Gunner
Lynn Monson, Nose Gunner
Ernest J. Podlucky, Copilot
Thomas R. Wallace, Jr., Tail Gunner
Walter C. Wieczorek, Radio Operator & Left Waist Gunner
Second Lieutenant, B-24 Bombadier
824th Bomb Squadron, 484th Bomb Group, 49th Bomb Wing

Remembrances of Thomas Hett by some of his fellow crew members:

"He was a good guy and had similar experiences as me, being from Kansas, and was a farmer."
—T/SGT Herman Fuhrman, Flight Engineer

"Hett, the bombardier, I loved and respected. He was an excellent family man and great fun to be with."
—1/LT Rex Bennett, Pilot

Crew of B24 Liberator Bomber 41-29502, #12 "Fuel-Cell Fanny":

Rex Bennett, Pilot
Bruce C. Dein, Navigator
Herman F. Fuhrman, Flight Engineer & Right Waist Gunner
William O. Haege, Top Turret Gunner
Thomas B. Hett, Bombardier
Marion F. Minniear, Ball Turret Gunner
Lynn Monson, Nose Gunner
Ernest J. Podlucky, Copilot
Thomas R. Wallace, Jr., Tail Gunner
Walter C. Wieczorek, Radio Operator & Left Waist Gunner

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