Conway Burnett Thorstenson
MilitaryAssigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Walter Hughes crew.
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 3904111
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768958
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-764680
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38440786
- Role/Job: Ball Turret & Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maulin Mallard
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rockford, WA | 10 February 1923 | Son of Bror Elving and Emma A. [Nelson] Thorstenson. |
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Enlisted |
Spokane, WA | 20 April 1943 | Spokane, Washington |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
29 May 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
3 March 2009 | ||
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Buried |
Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, ID | 6 March 2009 | Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho |
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Based |
Hardwick | Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Mission list 330th Bombardment Squadron November 5th, 1944.
Newspaper for Crew of the Week listing all these men with their pictures.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster