Can anyone shed any light on the attached photo? It comes from the ADRIA ILLUSTRIERTE, No. 16, 1945 (April 21). The caption says it shows "US Flyer-Colonel Tomhave", who was shot down over Italy and taken prisoner. While being taken on a Red Cross train, he was killed when a US aircraft strafed it.
Did something like this befall any captured US pilots during this stage of the war?
Colonel Tomhave , USAAF (?)
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Re: Colonel Tomhave , USAAF (?)
A Italian cargo ship loaded with US & British prisoners was bombed while departing Tunisia for Italy in 1943. The crew ran the ship aground & abandoned it & the PoW including wounded.
Re: Colonel Tomhave , USAAF (?)
Col. Tomhave's grave marker at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg ... d=55903273
Bit euphemistic cause of death in the POW record at http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=d ... y&rec=2744
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Bit euphemistic cause of death in the POW record at http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=d ... y&rec=2744
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