Stanley B Thornton
Military
Uploaded
Object Number - UPL 13044 - Part of 389th Bomb Group Roll of Honor at All Saints Church, Hethel.
Killed in Action (KIA) Plane damaged by flack, ditched in Channel. B-24 #42-100422 Pilot was Bernard J. Schott, who was saved from Channel
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
7 May 1944 | ||
|
Born |
Union, Mississippi, USA | ||
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 7 May 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4934 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
