Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, Harold was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 11, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
Harold served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17G #42-31566, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Essex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on May 1, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist's apprentice and also as Married.
Harold was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German Flak and crashed into the North Sea during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-803708
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31566:
Bruckman, Marlin J ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Michigan
Case, Earl T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Flynn, Charles J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Missouri
Nelson, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Orbell, Edgar N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Rankin, Harry E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Thompson, Harold S ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts
Wachal, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Wisconsin
Weightman, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania
Whitten, Dean I ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave, source unknown:
Born in Massachusetts about 1918.
Son of Bertram and Emily Thompson of 3 Essex Terrace, Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA.
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Harold served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17G #42-31566, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Essex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on May 1, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist's apprentice and also as Married.
Harold was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German Flak and crashed into the North Sea during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-803708
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31566:
Bruckman, Marlin J ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Michigan
Case, Earl T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Flynn, Charles J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Missouri
Nelson, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Orbell, Edgar N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Rankin, Harry E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Thompson, Harold S ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts
Wachal, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Wisconsin
Weightman, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania
Whitten, Dean I ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave, source unknown:
Born in Massachusetts about 1918.
Son of Bertram and Emily Thompson of 3 Essex Terrace, Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, Harold was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 11, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
Harold served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17G #42-31566, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Essex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on May 1, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist's apprentice and also as Married.
Harold was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German Flak and crashed into the North Sea during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-803708
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31566:
Bruckman, Marlin J ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Michigan
Case, Earl T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Flynn, Charles J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Missouri
Nelson, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Orbell, Edgar N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Rankin, Harry E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Thompson, Harold S ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts
Wachal, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Wisconsin
Weightman, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania
Whitten, Dean I ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave, source unknown:
Born in Massachusetts about 1918.
Son of Bertram and Emily Thompson of 3 Essex Terrace, Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harold served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17G #42-31566, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Essex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on May 1, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist's apprentice and also as Married.
Harold was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German Flak and crashed into the North Sea during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-803708
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31566:
Bruckman, Marlin J ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Michigan
Case, Earl T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Flynn, Charles J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Missouri
Nelson, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Orbell, Edgar N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Rankin, Harry E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Thompson, Harold S ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts
Wachal, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Wisconsin
Weightman, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania
Whitten, Dean I ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave, source unknown:
Born in Massachusetts about 1918.
Son of Bertram and Emily Thompson of 3 Essex Terrace, Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA.
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