Grant H Thibeault
MilitaryAssigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Butzbach, Germany. Hit by flak, both engines ablaze, attempted forced landing, whilst straightening out to alight wing dug in and A/C seen to explode. 22-Feb-45 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12680.
Awards: DFC, AM (11OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17010932 / O-424144
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Jay Hawk
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Portland, ME, USA | 11 July 1941 | |
Died |
Butzbach, Germany | 22 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Butzbach, Germany. Hit by flak, both engines ablaze, attempted forced landing, whilst straightening out to alight wing dug in and A/C seen to explode. 22-Feb-45 KIA. MACR 12680. |
Buried |
Butzbach, Germany | 23 February 1945 | Interred Butzbach cemetery |
Maine, USA | |||
Born |
Cumberland County, ME, USA | Son of Earl E and Marion M [Henry] Thibeault. | |
Based |
Andrews Field | 22 February 1945 | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial |
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