Glen Oris Thompson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Member of McNiel crew. Shot down at Pressoir on 19 June 1944 in B-24 #42-51124, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elkhorn, Wisconsin 23 September 1918

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 19 June 1944

Buried

Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA 12 May 1949 Hazel Ridge Cemetery

Revisions

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Updated Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 136493141.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136493141/glen-oris-thompson

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Updated middle name and nickname and Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 136493141.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136493141/glen-oris-thompson

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label for a Died event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".

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Sources

490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5911, http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm