Thomas L Thompson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in B-17 42-102498 30-May-44; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5312
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756866
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39324590
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31281454
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15130352 / O-703625
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18124058
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tailend Charlie
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Dunkirk, New York, USA | 11 January 1922 | Son of Lawrence and Mary A. [Jacuszewski] Thompson. |
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Died |
Aken, Germany | 30 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in B-17 42-102498 30-May-44; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5312 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nuthampstead | 30 May 1944 | Assigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold, France Plot J Row 27 Grave 12 |
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 5312 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database