| Birth: | May 25, 1918 | | Death: | Nov. 18, 1949 | 
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1st Lieutenant Thiel was the pilot of a U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfortress. He
perished when the bomber experienced an engine fire on takeoff from MacDill Air
Force Base and crashed into the muddy marsh of Tampa Bay, Florida while
attempting an emergency landing. Four other crew were also killed, and four
survived.
Ironically, this crew was dispatched to help locate another downed B-29 off the
coast of Bermuda.
Also killed were:
1st Lt. Kenneth Wayne Falleck
Lt. John W. Gillespie
Lt. Raymond H. Weise
SSgt. Andrew J. Steinman
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Inscription:
IOWA
1ST LIEUTENANT
US AIR FORCE
WORLD WAR II
| | | Burial:
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno
San Mateo County
California, USA
Plot: O 0 535 |
Maintained by: Tim Cook
Originally Created by: Marvin & Samme Templin
Record added: Jul 29, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 74116562 |
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