Glen Oris Thompson
Military ROLL OF HONOURMember 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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
Updated Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 136493141.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136493141/glen-oris-thompson
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
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".
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