Landry, Thomas Wade, 1st Lt

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
First Lieutenant

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1054-Co-Pilot, Four-Engine Aircraft

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)

Primary Unit
1944-1945, AAF MOS 1054, 860th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy

Service Years
1943 - 1945

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1924

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Contact Info

Home Town Mission	Last Address Dallas
Date of Passing Feb 12, 2000
Location of Interment Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park - Dallas, Texas

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2015, Celebrities Who Served - Assoc. Page
	2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page

Photo Album (More...)

Service Photo	Landry - Aviation Ca...	Landry archival phot...	Landry archival phot...
Service Photo	Current Photo	Current Photo

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments


	1943-1944, USAAF Flying Training Command
	1944-1945, 493rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
	1944-1945, AAF MOS 1054, 860th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1943-1945 World War II
	1944-1945 World War II/European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
	1944-1944 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Northern France Campaign (1944)
	1944-1945 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
	1944-1945 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Ardennes Alsace Campaign (1944-45)
	1945-1945 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Central Europe Campaign (1945)

Colleges Attended



	1941-1942, University of Texas at Austin
	1946-1949, University of Texas at Austin
	1949-1952, University of Houston

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1944-1945, B-17 Flying Fortress

Other News, Events and Photographs


	Football Stats
	Notes/Articles

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

The famous football coach of the Dallas Cowboys flew 30 combat missions in Europe. He was inspired to join the USAAF after his older brother Robert was lost at sea while ferrying a B-17 from the US to Europe.

Other Comments:

Sources:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=3&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=thomas+w+landry&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=1650183&rlst=1650183,7224354,1610418
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Landry
http://www.biography.com/people/tom-landry-9372692#cowboys-legend
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7891330
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/209653