Raymond Carroll Thornburg

Military
Pardue crew UPL 82719 UPL 82719 Pardue crew:
Rear L-R: Richard Crowell, Robert Semler, William Jernigan, Robert Pardue.
Front L-R: Charles Holley, Lloyd McCary, Raymond Thornburg, Stephen Koroluck, William Evans, Edward Lanning.

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Edward Gale Lanning William E Evans Stephen Koroluck Raymond Carroll Thornburg Lloyd Fulner McCary Charles B Holley Robert Virgil Pardue William R Jernigen Robert E Semler Robert K Crowell On

Object Number - UPL 82719 - Pardue crew: Rear L-R: Richard Crowell, Robert Semler, William Jernigan, Robert Pardue. Front L-R: Charles Holley, Lloyd McCary, Raymond Thornburg,...

Assigned to 579BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Pardue Crew. 13 x missions. 2-Aug-44 Baled out of B-24 42-51107. RTD 

2-Jun-44 On mission to bomb airfield near Paris in B-24 42-94830, upon return with flak damage, A/C was force landed when all engines suddenly stopped. Raymond was injured with a broken back and arm and later died of his wounds. Died of Wounds (DOW.

 

Mission List: Brunswick, Tutow, Marquize, Bernburg, Zwickau, Lechfeld, Cuxhaven, Hamm, Brunswick, St Trond, Tutow, St Avard, *Brussels, *Paris,

 

Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

 

*- Flown with 489BG

 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Pardue crew

Robert Virgil Pardue

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 579th Bomb Squadron 392nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 34003622 / O-806331
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-51107

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 579th Bomb Squadron 392nd Bomb Group

42-94830

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Plate's Date
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

1 February 1921 BornCherryville, North Carolina

Enlisted

12 December 1942 EnlistedCamp Croft, South Carolina

Died

2 June 1944 Died of WoundsWarwickshire, England

Buried

1 September 1948 Re-InterredBessemer City Memorial CemeteryBessemer City, North Carolina

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