VICTOR HUGO THOMPSON, III. - Air Force - 1LT - O2
Age: 24
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Nov 20, 1942
From: HOUSTON, TX
Marital Status: Married - Charlotte M. Ford Thompson of Houston, Texas.
Parents: Victor Hugo Thompson, Jr. and Pearl Frances Barnes*
Paternal Grandparents, Victor Hugo and Myrtie May (Blackburn) Thompson, Sr.,
Maternal Grandparents, J. A. and Lenora (Daulley) Barnes
*After Pearl died in July 1943, Father Victor H Thompson Jr married Flavia Edwards in 1952. Twin daughters Kathy and Karen were born of that marriage.
1LT - O2 - Air Force
Length of service 2 years
His tour began on Feb 20, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 15, 1967
In BIEN HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Panel 16E - Line 87
REMAINS RECOVERED 08/21/1973; REMAINS ID'd 01/10/1974
CACCF CRASH/PILOT/BIEN HOA/2 YRS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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Victor Hugo Thompson III was born on Nov 20, 1942 in Houston, Texas.
He graduated from Sam Houston High School, Houston, Texas, in 1960 and began his fish year in the Corp of Cadets at Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, later that year. He was part of the first fish class of Hellcat 9**. Vic was involved in Fish Drill Team (First Sergeant), Ross Volunteers and Air Force ROTC. Thompson (Class of '64) actually graduated January 1965 and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force. His MOS was a Pilot and he served in 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, and the 7th Air Force.
He had flown for three years before starting a South Vietnam tour of duty on February 20, 1967. During his tour he flew the F-100 Super Sabre, which was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft operating as the Air Force's primary close air support jet.
On March 15 1967, Victor Thompson was shot down by enemy forces over Vietnam and did not survive the attack. He was awarded the Purple Heart, National Defense, Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Vietnam Service and Vietnam Campaign medals.
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** Hellcat 9 reformed as Hellcat 21. They honor Vic's memory wearing KIA bracelets, as well as having memorial tributes in their hall at Texas A&M. Thank you Hellcat 21, from our extended family!! Your efforts to never forget and keep his memory alive helps sustain us as well.
Sister, Kathy Brumbaugh (November 2017)
Official Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony for Sam Houston High School was held on
Saturday, 12 February 2011 10:00 a.m.
9400 Irvington Boulevard & Tidwell Road, Houston, Texas.
Sam Houston's War Dead & POWs were commemorated.
-----Vietnam War-----
David Loyall Berry
Thomas Allen Hinson
Donald Reece Irby
Timothy Keith Mahoney
**** Victor Hugo Thompson, III
Lyndol Earl Tolleson
Ronald Ridgeway (Class of 1968) was held as a POW for over 5-years by North Vietnam
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Age: 24
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Nov 20, 1942
From: HOUSTON, TX
Marital Status: Married - Charlotte M. Ford Thompson of Houston, Texas.
Parents: Victor Hugo Thompson, Jr. and Pearl Frances Barnes*
Paternal Grandparents, Victor Hugo and Myrtie May (Blackburn) Thompson, Sr.,
Maternal Grandparents, J. A. and Lenora (Daulley) Barnes
*After Pearl died in July 1943, Father Victor H Thompson Jr married Flavia Edwards in 1952. Twin daughters Kathy and Karen were born of that marriage.
1LT - O2 - Air Force
Length of service 2 years
His tour began on Feb 20, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 15, 1967
In BIEN HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Panel 16E - Line 87
REMAINS RECOVERED 08/21/1973; REMAINS ID'd 01/10/1974
CACCF CRASH/PILOT/BIEN HOA/2 YRS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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Victor Hugo Thompson III was born on Nov 20, 1942 in Houston, Texas.
He graduated from Sam Houston High School, Houston, Texas, in 1960 and began his fish year in the Corp of Cadets at Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, later that year. He was part of the first fish class of Hellcat 9**. Vic was involved in Fish Drill Team (First Sergeant), Ross Volunteers and Air Force ROTC. Thompson (Class of '64) actually graduated January 1965 and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force. His MOS was a Pilot and he served in 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, and the 7th Air Force.
He had flown for three years before starting a South Vietnam tour of duty on February 20, 1967. During his tour he flew the F-100 Super Sabre, which was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft operating as the Air Force's primary close air support jet.
On March 15 1967, Victor Thompson was shot down by enemy forces over Vietnam and did not survive the attack. He was awarded the Purple Heart, National Defense, Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Vietnam Service and Vietnam Campaign medals.
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** Hellcat 9 reformed as Hellcat 21. They honor Vic's memory wearing KIA bracelets, as well as having memorial tributes in their hall at Texas A&M. Thank you Hellcat 21, from our extended family!! Your efforts to never forget and keep his memory alive helps sustain us as well.
Sister, Kathy Brumbaugh (November 2017)
Official Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony for Sam Houston High School was held on
Saturday, 12 February 2011 10:00 a.m.
9400 Irvington Boulevard & Tidwell Road, Houston, Texas.
Sam Houston's War Dead & POWs were commemorated.
-----Vietnam War-----
David Loyall Berry
Thomas Allen Hinson
Donald Reece Irby
Timothy Keith Mahoney
**** Victor Hugo Thompson, III
Lyndol Earl Tolleson
Ronald Ridgeway (Class of 1968) was held as a POW for over 5-years by North Vietnam
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VICTOR HUGO THOMPSON, III. - Air Force - 1LT - O2
Age: 24
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Nov 20, 1942
From: HOUSTON, TX
Marital Status: Married - Charlotte M. Ford Thompson of Houston, Texas.
Parents: Victor Hugo Thompson, Jr. and Pearl Frances Barnes*
Paternal Grandparents, Victor Hugo and Myrtie May (Blackburn) Thompson, Sr.,
Maternal Grandparents, J. A. and Lenora (Daulley) Barnes
*After Pearl died in July 1943, Father Victor H Thompson Jr married Flavia Edwards in 1952. Twin daughters Kathy and Karen were born of that marriage.
1LT - O2 - Air Force
Length of service 2 years
His tour began on Feb 20, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 15, 1967
In BIEN HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Panel 16E - Line 87
REMAINS RECOVERED 08/21/1973; REMAINS ID'd 01/10/1974
CACCF CRASH/PILOT/BIEN HOA/2 YRS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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Victor Hugo Thompson III was born on Nov 20, 1942 in Houston, Texas.
He graduated from Sam Houston High School, Houston, Texas, in 1960 and began his fish year in the Corp of Cadets at Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, later that year. He was part of the first fish class of Hellcat 9**. Vic was involved in Fish Drill Team (First Sergeant), Ross Volunteers and Air Force ROTC. Thompson (Class of '64) actually graduated January 1965 and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force. His MOS was a Pilot and he served in 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, and the 7th Air Force.
He had flown for three years before starting a South Vietnam tour of duty on February 20, 1967. During his tour he flew the F-100 Super Sabre, which was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft operating as the Air Force's primary close air support jet.
On March 15 1967, Victor Thompson was shot down by enemy forces over Vietnam and did not survive the attack. He was awarded the Purple Heart, National Defense, Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Vietnam Service and Vietnam Campaign medals.
****************************************
** Hellcat 9 reformed as Hellcat 21. They honor Vic's memory wearing KIA bracelets, as well as having memorial tributes in their hall at Texas A&M. Thank you Hellcat 21, from our extended family!! Your efforts to never forget and keep his memory alive helps sustain us as well.
Sister, Kathy Brumbaugh (November 2017)
Official Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony for Sam Houston High School was held on
Saturday, 12 February 2011 10:00 a.m.
9400 Irvington Boulevard & Tidwell Road, Houston, Texas.
Sam Houston's War Dead & POWs were commemorated.
-----Vietnam War-----
David Loyall Berry
Thomas Allen Hinson
Donald Reece Irby
Timothy Keith Mahoney
**** Victor Hugo Thompson, III
Lyndol Earl Tolleson
Ronald Ridgeway (Class of 1968) was held as a POW for over 5-years by North Vietnam
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Age: 24
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Nov 20, 1942
From: HOUSTON, TX
Marital Status: Married - Charlotte M. Ford Thompson of Houston, Texas.
Parents: Victor Hugo Thompson, Jr. and Pearl Frances Barnes*
Paternal Grandparents, Victor Hugo and Myrtie May (Blackburn) Thompson, Sr.,
Maternal Grandparents, J. A. and Lenora (Daulley) Barnes
*After Pearl died in July 1943, Father Victor H Thompson Jr married Flavia Edwards in 1952. Twin daughters Kathy and Karen were born of that marriage.
1LT - O2 - Air Force
Length of service 2 years
His tour began on Feb 20, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 15, 1967
In BIEN HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Panel 16E - Line 87
REMAINS RECOVERED 08/21/1973; REMAINS ID'd 01/10/1974
CACCF CRASH/PILOT/BIEN HOA/2 YRS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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Victor Hugo Thompson III was born on Nov 20, 1942 in Houston, Texas.
He graduated from Sam Houston High School, Houston, Texas, in 1960 and began his fish year in the Corp of Cadets at Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, later that year. He was part of the first fish class of Hellcat 9**. Vic was involved in Fish Drill Team (First Sergeant), Ross Volunteers and Air Force ROTC. Thompson (Class of '64) actually graduated January 1965 and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force. His MOS was a Pilot and he served in 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, and the 7th Air Force.
He had flown for three years before starting a South Vietnam tour of duty on February 20, 1967. During his tour he flew the F-100 Super Sabre, which was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft operating as the Air Force's primary close air support jet.
On March 15 1967, Victor Thompson was shot down by enemy forces over Vietnam and did not survive the attack. He was awarded the Purple Heart, National Defense, Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Vietnam Service and Vietnam Campaign medals.
****************************************
** Hellcat 9 reformed as Hellcat 21. They honor Vic's memory wearing KIA bracelets, as well as having memorial tributes in their hall at Texas A&M. Thank you Hellcat 21, from our extended family!! Your efforts to never forget and keep his memory alive helps sustain us as well.
Sister, Kathy Brumbaugh (November 2017)
Official Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony for Sam Houston High School was held on
Saturday, 12 February 2011 10:00 a.m.
9400 Irvington Boulevard & Tidwell Road, Houston, Texas.
Sam Houston's War Dead & POWs were commemorated.
-----Vietnam War-----
David Loyall Berry
Thomas Allen Hinson
Donald Reece Irby
Timothy Keith Mahoney
**** Victor Hugo Thompson, III
Lyndol Earl Tolleson
Ronald Ridgeway (Class of 1968) was held as a POW for over 5-years by North Vietnam
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