Claude Omer Thornton
MilitaryAssigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. In B-17 42-97184 'Lady Godiva' fatally crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26-Aug-44 Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: 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: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Godiva
- Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Franklin County, MO, USA | 17 May 1921 | Son of William Wesley and Mary Elizabeth [Alexander] Thornton. |
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Enlisted |
St. Louis, MO, USA | 25 November 1942 | |
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Died |
Ermington, Ivybridge PL21, UK | 26 August 1944 | In B-17 42-97184 'Lady Godiva' fatally crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26-Aug-44 Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Based |
Knettishall | 26 August 1944 | Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Pacific, MO 63069, USA | Pacific Cemetery Pacific, Franklin County, MO |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html