Thompson, Arthur Edward

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Thompson, Arthur Edward ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	11101020 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 6 May 1944, effective 6 May 1944. Transferred to the Detachment of Patients, 4203 U. S. Army Hospital Plant, APO 562, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 12 June 1944, effective 3 June 1944. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 18 August 1944, effective 17 August 1944.
Duty	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 8 June 1913 Reclassified from MOS 748 to MOS 511 effective 26 February 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #46 dated 26 February 1945.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-09-27-510⇓ (2.530 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
Capt. Sammons, Gerald Busby, "Jerry"⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Pryor, Oliver McCoy⇗	Co-pilot	INT
2nd Lt. Dashev, Jack Saul⇗	Navigator	INT
2nd Lt. Henson, William Alvin, II⇗	Bombardier	KIA
S/SGT. Feyerabend, Lawrence Lenard⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	INT
S/SGT. Thompson, Arthur Edward	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
SGT. Placer, James Jackson⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
SGT. Schwartz, Stanley (NMI)⇗	Tail Gunner	INT
SGT. Kilpatrick, Redin Robert⇗	Flexible Gunner	INT
SGT. Schneider, Walter Joseph⇗	Flexible Gunner	INT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
109⇗	19 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑102459⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
111⇗	21 May 1944	Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑97188⇗	Group B. Sortie Report⇗
113⇗	23 May 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑37974⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Sortie Report⇗
114⇗	24 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑107221⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
186⇗	30 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France	Engineer/Top Turret	42‑107125⇗	Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship. Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗
192⇗	11 September 1944	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	43‑38213⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Group Deputy. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
197⇗	21 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑6105⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
199⇗	26 September 1944	Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	43‑37703⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	44‑6141⇗	Taxi accident prior to takeoff, crew not injured; replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑37971. Sortie Report⇗
200⇗	27 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany	Engineer/Top Turret	43‑37971⇗	Combat Mission Credit Replaced 44‑6141, which was damaged in a taxi accident prior to takeoff. Sortie Report⇗

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