Ray E Thompson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Lost aboard B-17 43-37848 'Scrappy Mike', A/C crashed near Evreux, FR. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8078





Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lawrence Martin Brechbill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35152754 / O-761232
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-37848

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scrappy Mike
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Evreux, FR 13 August 1944 Lost aboard B-17 43-37848 'Scrappy Mike', A/C crashed near Evreux, FR. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8078

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Podington 13 August 1944 Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot B Row 15 Grave 25
Goliad County, TX Entereed the service from Goliad County, Texas.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/529915322-ray-e-thompson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55986823/ray-e-thompson

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8078 / MACR 8078, , plane incident mentioned in Fred Koger's book Countdown: 35 Missions Against Nazi Germany / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database