John Otis Thayer

Military
media-37963.jpeg UPL 37963 Shipment case of Capt. John O. Thayer. John O. Thayer

Photographs provided by John Thayer's son, David Thayer, via Paul Fitz-George - [email protected].

Object Number - UPL 37963 - Shipment case of Capt. John O. Thayer.

Chief Controller, Air Operations Section, Special Force Headquarters from 19 June 1944 to 23rd September 1944.



He joined the US Air Corps Ferrying Command of the North Atlantic Wing in 1941, serving on Presque Isle, Maine, as supply officer. In 1943, he was transferred to the Office of Strategic Services on Baker Street, London. He was decorated by King George VI for his outstanding services and awarded the Order of the British Empire.

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

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Born

Southborough, Worcester County, MA, 1 November 1911

Died

Ipswich, Essex County, MA, 1 August 1988

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Information provided by Jon Thayer's son, David Thayer, via Paul Fitz-George - [email protected].

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801st BG Roster, http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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