Gerald E Thompson
Military"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Leland, IA 50453, USA | 24 February 1924 | |
Died |
Des Moines, IA, USA | 4 March 2016 |
Revisions
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- "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.;
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158961872/gerald-e.-thompson