Robert W Thompson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Correction to place name and unit
Object Number - UPL 22142 - Robert W Thompson - Algona, 448th BG, KIA
Robert W Thompson served as a Ball Turret Gunner with the 448th Bomb Group.
He was Killed in Action (KIA), shot down by flak and crashed over the target of Bernburg, Germany, near Gross Muehlingen in B-24 42-50300.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bernburg, Germany | 29 June 1944 | |
|
Born |
Algona, Iowa |
Revisions
Combined two entries for Robert W Thompson into a single entry. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 7090 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7090
