Howard James Thompson
MilitaryAssigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Suffered mechanical problems and then shot down by flak on mission to Frankfurt on 29-Jan-44 in B-17 42-30226 'Spook #5. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-675591
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spook V
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Claytonia, Pennsylvania | 19 September 1924 | BornClaytonia, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 15 December 1942 | EnlistedPittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 29 January 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
27 January 2002 | ||
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Buried |
Lakewood Memorial Gardens Dorseyville, Pennsylvania | 30 January 2002 | InterredLakewood Memorial GardensDorseyville, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2256 / MACR 2256, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database