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THOMPSON, Lloyd - Date of
birth
25 July 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Glendo, Platte County, Wyoming -
Hometown
Glendo, Platte County, Wyoming
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-736607 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1943 - Place of
death
Waddenzee approximately 2 miles northwest of Harlingen, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Grover Thompson (father)
Lena Thompson (mother)
William Thompson (brother)
Otto Thompson (brother)
Grover Thompson (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30872 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Blond Bomber
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1565
More information
2nd Lt Lloyd Thompson graduated from Natrona County High School in 1936 and the University of Wyoming in 1941 and was an engineer.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States as a private at Fort Francis E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming on 31 March 1942.
Aircraft #42-31113, that was flying above aircraft #42-30872, was attacked by enemy aircraft. One engine was shot off and hit their airplane, causing them both to crash. No parachutes were seen.
The entire crew of both aircraft was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, Archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry .com - Natrona County High School 1936 University of Wyoming 1941, 96th Bomb Group Museum