David W Thompson

Military

Shot down by FW190s and crashed W of Herxheim, GR on a mission to Furth, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-24D #41-24147 'Evelyn the Duchess'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Duchess - Evelyn
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Salt Lake City, UtahAH 1 February 1919

Died

31 July 2010

Buried

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 25 February 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2924 / MACR 2924, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database