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Arlie Leroy THOMPSON
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 33254507 | ||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6 August 1921 Tyrone, Blair County | ||||||
| ETAT | PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Married : Marjorie Marie KUHN THOMPSON | ||||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled brakemen, railroad |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 5 October 1942 Altoona PENNSYLVANIA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 410th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 94th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 5 January 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Lagoden - Cne de Poullaouen | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-90-BO - s/n 42-30200 GL*R "Slo Time Sally"
Macr : 1892 Mission : Aérodrome Bordeaux-Mérignac (33) Takeoff 07h35 station 468 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk UK Shot by hunters around 1:30 p.m. Airplane evacuated by the crew | ||||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of -- N°--
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| STORY | |||||||
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Arlie was seriously injured in the abdomen during the attack. He was helped to jump from the plane, but died on arrival on the ground (perhaps unopened parachute) | |||||||
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Equipage du B-17 Fortress - type F-90-BO - s/n 42-30200 GL*R "Slo Time Sally"
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Raymond John | BORN | Pilot | Prisoner- Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 | O-802102 - Né 18/7/1917 - ILLINOIS | |
| Flight/Officer | Harold J | ERICKSON | CoPilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 | T-000170 - Né 1922 - WISCONSIN |
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Ernest H | HUGONNET | Bomber | Escaped | O-748006 - Né le 10/12/1918 - New York City, NEW YORK - Escape by boat |
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Norman R | KING | Navigator | Escaped | O-685645 - Né le 03/03/1919 - Richmond Hill, NEW YORK - Escape by boat |
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| Sergeant | Harold Otis | GILLEY | Radio/Gunner | Escaped | 36610483 - Né le 24/04/1922 - Harrisburg, ILLINOIS - Escape by boat |
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| Sergeant | Robert C | SOUTHERS | Gunner | Escaped | 35374137 - Né le 19/12/1920 - Escape by boat |
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| S/Sergeant | Donald Duncan | McLEOD | Mechanic/Gunner | Escaped | 38158454 - Né le 18/01/1919 - Austin, TEXAS - Escape by boat |
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| Sergeant | Arlie LeRoy THOMPSON | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 33254507 - AM/PH - Pennsylvania |
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| Sergeant | Robert Alfred | SCHWARTZBURG | Gunner | Escaped | 36278383 - AM - Né le 25/01/1919 - Milwaukee, WISCONSIN - Escape by boat |
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| Sergeant | Marion Augusta | HALL | Gunner | Escaped | 13135631 - Né le 27/11/1922 - Dundalk, MARYLAND -Escape by boat | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - JF PELLOUAIS |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |