STOREY, THOMAS GORDON
RIP August 12, 2024
| Name: Thomas Gordon Storey Rank/Branch: O3/United States Air Force, pilot Unit: 11th TRS Date of Birth: March 23, 1931 Home City of Record: Kansas City MO Date of Loss: 16 January 1967 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 214600 North 1062100 East Status (in 1973): Returnee Category: Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: RF4C Missions: 34 Other Personnel in Incident: Ronald Mastin, returnee |
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Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK
2019
with information from Justin Jackson-Mann. 2024
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Thomas Storey retired from the United States Air Force as a Lt. Colonel. He
and his wife resided in Tokyo, Japan until their homecoming to Tucson.
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10/24/19
On October 14, Tom lost his lovely wife, Sylvia of 64 years. She was in a
care center
after having had a stroke 2 yrs ago and needing round the clock care. She is
survived by
her husband, Tom, and their son Kurt, a retired Navy veteran who works in the
defense industry.
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On Friday, 19 March, Tom Storey was joined by dozens of friends
and family members to celebrate his 90th birthday. Most of the
arrangements were made by his son Kurt. Other River Rats
present were Kurt Storey, Bob Coburn, and myself (Ken
Schanke) Here is a picture of Tom wearing his cloth helmet
and goggles. Seated next to Tom is Don from our group of friends, and
next to him is Tom’s son Kurt. We shared stories, and the
birthday cake. Instead of us giving Tom presents, he had a great
one for all of us. Tom told the story about how H. Ross Perot
gave a signed $100 bill to each returning POW during the first real
reunion in Las Vegas. His is in a frame in his home. Tom said he
could not afford the $100 bills, but instead he gave us all a signed $1
bill. He said 90 cents of it was ours to keep, but on his 100th birthday
he wants the 10 cents back with interest. He also gave all of us a 4th
Allied POW Wing challenge coin. Happy Birthday Tom. Hope to be
there on your 100th. RATNET Digest 4 April 2021 |
https://neptunesociety.com/obituaries/tucson-az/thomas-storey-11937163
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