Thomas Eugene Bludsworth

Rate / Rank
T Sergeant

Birthdate
May 11 1922

Date of Death
April 5 2011

Branch
USAF

Active Duty Service
August 17 1940 - February 28 1967

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific Theater of Operations, August 5, 1945 - December 17, 1945
Korea and Vietnam

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort Benning, Georgia. Discharge; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
507th Bombardment Squadron AAF, US Army Air Corps, August 17, 1940 - January 4 1952
US Air Force, June 10, 1952 - February 28, 1967

Decorations & Citations

Marksman (carbine and rifle); Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

Born; Whigham, Grady County, Georgia. Honor Graduate of Cairo High School. Home of record; Rt. 1, Box 168, Whigham, Grady County, Georgia. He was a machinist and was given honors at Grand Forks, North Dakota for his invention that saved the government thousands of dollars on parts for planes. Survivors include daughters, Jennifer (Steve) Johnson, Lake City, Florida and Sandra (David) Rogers, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Buried with military honors, Jacksonville National Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida.