Thurston Ross Lund

Military

Assigned to 511BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Drought crew. Flew in among others B-17 43-38694 'Big Ass Bird'. 32 x missions over Germany. ETD

 

Awards: AM (3OLC), American Campaign, EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.


Mission list:  Sterkrade,  Aschaffenburg,  Cologne,  Siegen,  Lutzkendorf,  Dulmen,  Dresden,  Munster,  Nurenburg, Nurenburg,  Salzwedel,  Hamburg,  Munich,  Heilbronn, Chemnitz,  Schwabmunchen,  Chemnitz,  Essen,  Kassel, Hagen,  Bremen,  Swinemund, Lohne,  Oranienburg,  Jena, Plauen,  Vechta,  Berlin,  Halberstadt,  Oranienburg, Regensburg,  Dresden.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Donald Benedict Drought

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16118100 / O-779817
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97349

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Dollar
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

43-38694

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Ass Bird
  • Unit: 511th Bomb Squadron 351st Bomb Group

44-6579

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Martha
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron 511th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Montrose, Colorado 4 October 1925 BornMontrose, Colorado

Enlisted

Los Angeles, California 15 November 1943 EnlistedLos Angeles, California

Other

Discharged

15 October 1945

Died

3 January 2012

Buried

Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cypress, California 6 January 2012 InterredForest Lawn Memorial ParkCypress, California

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/631836459

https://www.fold3.com/record/706749129/lund-thurston-r-us-wwii-hospital-admission-card-files-1942-1954

https://www.fold3.com/record/91196196/thurston-r-lund-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

http://351st.org/personnel.php

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155734451/thurston-r-lund

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139514011?objectPage=837

 

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/