Henry L Thompson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-23257.jpeg UPL 23257 2nd Lt Henry L Thompson 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Object Number - UPL 23257 - 2nd Lt Henry L Thompson 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) training mission in P-51B 42-

106809, 2nd Lt Thompson radioed that his propeller governer had failed and baled out over North sea off Scarborough. Died non Battle (DNB). MACR 12296.

Prior to enlisting he was a very talented horticulturist, garden designer and landscape architect and is commemorated on the tablets of the missing at Cambridge.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-106809

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Little Liquidator
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jefferson County, TX, USA 3 September 1918 Son of Albert LaFayette and Carrie Lee Dark Thompson.

Enlisted

Houston, TX, USA 7 May 1942 Houston, Texas

Other

Crashed

21 January 1945 Landing Accident East Wrentham/Sta 133 Cat 3 damage, 2nd Lt Henry L Thompson, 21-Jan-45.

Died

Killed in Action

North Sea off Scarborough 7 February 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) training mission in P-51B 42- 106809, 2nd Lt Thompson radioed that his propeller governer had failed and baled out over North sea off Scarborough. Died non Battle (DNB). MACR 12296.
Tyler, Texas

Based

East Wretham 7 February 1945 Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Tablets of the missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56294932/henry-lawrence-thompson

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http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/106809.html
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

Henry L Thompson: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 23257 - 2nd Lt Henry L Thompson 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.