Earl A Thompson
MilitaryAssigned to 772BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lassie and Her Lads
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Louis, MO | 1 November 1914 | |
Died |
Celone, Foggia, Italy | 11 October 1944 | Fatal crash on takeoff of B-17 42-97550 Celone airfield 11-Oct-44. |
Based |
Celone | 11 October 1944 | Assigned to 772BS, 463BG, 15AF USAAF. |