James Bland Thompson
Military
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UPL 48180
L to R: TSGT Grady Franklin Cope (G), CPT Joseph Kupits (B/N), CPT Meredith J. Huff (P), SSGT James B. Thompson (G)
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
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Units served with
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Foret Nationale Tournehem, France | 20 March 1944 | |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
Forges-les-Eaux, France | 6 June 1944 | Two box leader's planes, Maj. Meng's and Maj. Campbell's, were hit even before they reached the target. ... Maj. Campbell was unable to make it. As the crews reported it, he kept his plane under control and appeared to make a normal landing in an open field in France. With him were Lt. William H. Palin, S/Sgt. Harold R. Hatch, and S/Sgt. James B. Thompson. |
Other POW |
Zagan, Poland | 15 June 1944 | Stalag Luft III |
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Revisions
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Changes
Sources
http://www.416th.com/missions/mission7.html
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44046_12_0…
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=466&sc=1167…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135754627/james-b.-thompson