Gerald E Thompson

Military
media-33430.jpeg UPL 33430 Second Lieutenant Gerald E. Thompson, Pilot, 91st Bomb Group Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 33430 - Second Lieutenant Gerald E. Thompson, Pilot, 91st Bomb Group

Gerald enlisted in the Army Air Forces on his 19th birthday. He became a B- 17 pilot, and ultimately attained the rank of First Lieutenant by war's end.

Following his military service, Gerald enrolled at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. In 1947, he appeared on the cover of Life Magazine as a part of a feature article on returning US veterans studying on college campuses. (Written by nephew, Rick Tett).

He afterwards earned a PhD from the University of Iowa, taught economics and statistics at the universities of Toledo and Nebraska and served on the faculty at Harvard.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Leland, IA 50453, USA 24 February 1924

Died

Des Moines, IA, USA 4 March 2016

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Entry added with details from:
- "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.;
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158961872/gerald-e.-thompson

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