Floyd Logan Thompson

Military
media-51434.jpeg UPL 51434 S/Sgt Floyd L Thomson, 334BS, 95BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 51434 - S/Sgt Floyd L Thomson, 334BS, 95BG

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Bill Thomas crew. 25 x combat missions. ETD



7-Apr-43, B-17 #42-3090 'Taint-a-bird' force landed near Clonakilty, County Cork Ireland. Crew was safe. RTD



B-17 #42-3267 ditched in Bay of Biscay on 28-Jun-43. All on board returned. WIA



2nd tour with 414BS, 97 BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brux, Czech in B-17 #42-97531 with John Cunningham crew; downed by flak 21-July-44. POW MACR 6950



Awards: DFC, AM (2 OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).



"The young Oklahoma man whose wartime exploits provided such riveting wartime reading passed away in 1980. Born in 1921, he was the son of Rosie and Auston Thompson. His grave stone in Del City, Oklahoma has carved B-17's on it and notation of his past as member of the Eighth Air Force and as a prisoner. Floyd fell prisoner to German guns on 21st July 1944. At this time he was flying with the 414th Bomb Squadron of the 97th Bomb Group. This unit was based in the Mediterranean area and Floyd may have volunteered for a second tour. Floyd's son Ronald E Thompson was killed in action as a US Marine in Vietnam in 1968."

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-791163
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wilder Nell II
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 334th Bomb Squadron 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell-n-Back
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: T'aint A Bird II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: T'aint A Bird
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 334th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Madill, OK 24 October 1921 Son of Auston and Rosa Thompson.

Died

7 November 1980

Buried

Sunny Lane Cemetery Del City, Oklahoma County, OK 11 November 1980 Sunny Lane Cemetery Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Based

Horham Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Amendola 21 July 1944 2nd tour - Assigned to 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added an association to the 97BG as listed in the A/C description.

 

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Combat Chronology Supplement, MACR 28 June 1943, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 101, 169 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor

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