Tom Costello
| Date and Place of Birth: | 1914 Center Township, NJ |
| Date and Place of Death: | June 7, 1943 Snetterton Heath Airfield, Norfolk, England |
| Baseball Experience: | College |
| Position: | Outfield |
| Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Military Unit: | 553rd Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group USAAF |
| Area Served: | European Theater of Operations |
Thomas C. "Tom" Costello was born in Center Township, New Jersey in
1914. The family later moved to Gloucester, New Jersey. Costello
attended La Salle High School and La Salle College (now University) in
Philadelphia where was a star baseball player.
He later played for the Gloucester and Collingswood teams in the Camden
County League back in New Jersey.
Costello entered military service in April 1942 with the Army Air Force.
He took basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and later served at Fort
Riley, Kansas and then Fort Bliss, Texas where he was chosen for Flight
Officer Candidate School. He trained at Miami Beach, Florida, and was
commissioned as a second lieutenant on December 9, 1942. Initially
assigned as a physical education director at Tampa, Florida, Costello
later joined the 553rd Bomb Squadron of the 386th Bomb Group (a Martin
B-26 Marauder group) and was sent to England as a transportation
officer.
Second Lieutenant Costello was killed in an accident at Snetterton Heath
Airfield, shortly after arriving in England on June 7, 1943.
He is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery in England.
Some of the information contained in this biography was found at www.dvrbs.com.
Date Added February 5, 2013 Updated July 8, 2013
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