Augustus Burdett Thompson

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media-26693.jpeg UPL 26693 The crew of the B-24D, 41-23675, named, Celhalopdos. Lt. Walter D. Smith is second from left side kneeling. Pilot Charles T. Moore is standing 2nd from Right. Celhalopdos, was initially in the 8th Air Force, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 330th Bomb Squadron, in Britain, and was temporarily detached (TDY) to the 9th Air Force in North Africa. MIA. 15 Feb 43. MACR 16372

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Object Number - UPL 26693 - The crew of the B-24D, 41-23675, named, Celhalopdos. Lt. Walter D. Smith is second from left side kneeling. Pilot Charles T. Moore is standing 2nd...

TSgt. Augustus B. Thompson was a B-24 Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner assigned to the B-24D, Celhalopdos, 41-23675, in the 330th Bomb Squadron, the 93rd Bomb Group, as part of the 8th Air Force, USAAF. He was Killed in Action (KIA) with his pilot Lt. Charles T. Moore and all crewmen, while temporarily assigned (TDY) to 9th Air Force, in North Africa, on a mission out of Gambia, Libya, in the B-24D, 41-23675, Celhalopdos. The plane was on it's way to it's target at Naples, Italy. It was lost (MIA) and went down over Naples. 10 MIA. 15 Feb 43. MACR 16372



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18051856 / O-435976
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Celhalopdos
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

27 October 1913 R B and Lala Leola [Stewart] Thomson.

Enlisted

5 September 1941 Fort Sam Houston, Texas

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Killed in Action

15 February 1943 Flew out of Gambia, Libya to target Naples in B-24 41-23675 Celhalopdos. Went down over Naples, Italy. Killed in Action (KIA)

Buried

Tablets of the Missing North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia

Buried

Memorialised Elbert Cemetery Elbert, Throckmorton County, Texas

Based

15 February 1943 Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF.

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ABMC, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p.76 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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