The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
T/Sgt. Dave Threadgill served as Engineer and Top Turret Gunner. He was listed as MIA on the MACR.
German records, based on information provided by T/Sgt. Curran, identify Threadgill as one of five crew members killed in the crash. He was from Texas. His body was not individually identified; only hands and body parts were recovered.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Position
Engineer / Top Turret
Serial Number
38432542
Hometown
TX
Missions flown.
7 catalogued · 16 Jan 1945 — 12 Oct 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record