Thomas P. O'Connor attended the Albany State College for Teachers as a member of the class of 1943 before entering the Army Air Force. He graduated from the Advanced Navigation School at Ellington Field, Texas, then served as a bomber navigator.

In the lower photo, O'Connor, left, stands on the steps of Draper Hall with fellow NYSCT student George Kunz, class of 1947.

Read more about O'Connor in the Louis C. Jones Letters:

Letter of February 11, 1944