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Bernard N. Thompson

Bernard N. Thompson

Male 1919 - 1998  (78 years)

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  • Name Bernard N. Thompson 
    Birth 16 Apr 1919 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Feb 1998 
    Person ID I6011  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father Alfred "Fred" Thompson,   b. 1889   d. 1949 (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Grace Unknown,   b. 1893   d. 1946 (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F2332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Thompson, Bernard N. (1919-1998)
    Thompson, Bernard N. (1919-1998)
    Group/ Military/ Airplane photo was taken at MacDill Field, Tampa, FL, in the summer of 1943, and came from the Don Coatney Archives. It entered the Archives via Arnold Thompson who contributed this photo also to http://www.b26.com/index.html “Keeping the Spirit of Maurauder Men Alive and Well,” a site “dedicated to Martin B-26 Marauder Men who fought in World War 2. [The site includes]…photos of crews and planes, personal accounts, and related information,” and is administered by Michael E. Smith. The title of the photo is “King Size" 559th Bomb Squadron 387th Bomb Group. Included (L-R) are 1. Bernard N. Thompson, 1st Lt./ Pilot & 2. R.M. Gibons, 2nd Lt./ Co-Pilot & 3. J. Hartley, 2nd Lt./ Co-Pilot & 4. I.M. Lerman, 2nd Lt./ Bombardier- Navigator & 5. K.D. Ickes, S/SGT./ Engineer & 6. F.W. Roth, S/SGT./ Radio Operator & 7. J.B. Larson, S/SGT./ Tail Gunner.
    Thompson, Bernard N. (1919-1998)
    Thompson, Bernard N. (1919-1998)
    Individual/ Military/ Airplane photo, which was taken in England sometime after the summer of 1943 in an uncamouflaged B-26, came from the Don Coatney Archives. It entered the Archives via Arnold Thompson who contributed this photo also to http://www.b26.com/index.html “Keeping the Spirit of Maurauder Men Alive and Well,” a site “dedicated to Martin B-26 Marauder Men who fought in World War 2. [The site includes]…photos of crews and planes, personal accounts, and related information,” and is administered by Michael E. Smith.

    Histories
    Thompson, Bernard N.: Newspaper Article about American Army Air Corps Pilot Bernard N. Thompson (1919-1998)
    Thompson, Bernard N.: Newspaper Article about American Army Air Corps Pilot Bernard N. Thompson (1919-1998)
    Newspaper Article came from the Don Coatney Archives.

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Arnold Thompson:
      "Bernard was wounded Sept. 2, 1943, on his fourth bombing mission after arriving in England. I was 11 years old at the time and this made a big impression on me. A piece of flack about the size of a marble (his crew chief retrieved it from the pilot's seat) came down nicking his arm and went all the way through the meaty part of his hip, missing the hip joint - made quite a hole and left large scar marks where it entered and left the hip. But he was returned to duty in about 2 months and flew 56 more missions. He had flown the B-26 over the house at Terhune in May '43 just before flying over the North Atlantic in June to the war. He made several passes over our house: my grandmother, mom and dad, and me were home that morning -what a thrill that was - and noisy."

      Source:
      SEE DON COATNEY'S SITES FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney:
      Most of the information that concerns the Coatney family, especially information concerning the families related to the marriage of Archibald Coatney and Mary McIntosh, including names, dates, places, census reports, documents, photos, and stories, is from the Don Coatney Archives.
      See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at:
      http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/Coatney.html
      http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html

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