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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
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Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1952-Present, Missing In Action (MIA)
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Service Years
- 1952
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Personal Details
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Year of Birth
1928 |
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Sgt Stephen Willcox-Deceased
to remember
Lafferty, Thomas C., 1st Lt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Newfield |
Last Address
Newfield
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Casualty Date
Jan 31, 1952 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Korea |
Conflict
Korean War |
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section MH Site 173 |
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Last Known Activity
"1Lt Thomas C Lafferty USAFR
Loss Bio
MIA January 31, 1952 in Korea
First Lieutenant Lafferty was a pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 35th Fighter-Interceptor Group. On January 31, 1952, while making a strafing run on enemy positions, his aircraft was shot down by ground fire. He dove into his target. No other information on his loss incident is known, or if known, has been made public.
In 1993, 'The Transfer of U.S. Korean War POWs to the Soviet Union,' also known as the 77 Page Report, a classified report, was leaked. The report was authored for the Joint Commission Support Branch, Research and Analysis Division, DPMO, Pentagon, and deals with the issue of US POWs from the Korean War who WERE transferred to the former Soviet Union and NEVER repatriated.
Lt. Lafferty's name appears in Appendix B of the report, '31 Missing USAF F-86 Pilots Whose Loss Indicates Possible Capture.'.." Source: http://www.koreacoldwar.org/bios/lafferty.php
It is interesting that in a report of "Chinese Air-to-Air Victories during the Korean War, 1950-1953," Thomas C Lafferty, 39 FIS USAF, F-86E, is listed as shot down by a MiG-15. Source: http://www.acig.org
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Comments/Citation
1st Lt Lafferty was the son of Claude E and Tabitha Lafferty. Source: 1930 Federal Census, Paulsboro, Gloucester, New Jersey A memorial stone was established at Arlington National Cemetery, Section MH Site 173. Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006, Ancestry.com
"Name: Thomas C Lafferty
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1928
Gender: Male
Home City: Newfield
Home State: New Jersey
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 23 Feb 1952
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile-Died While Missing
Casualty Cause: Fixed Wing Air Casualty - Pilot
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Reserve
Rank: First Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant"
Source: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, Ancestry.com
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