Name:
Jack Ross Thompson
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-552172
Unit:
322nd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-08-08
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
Plot:
R
Row:
Grave:
180
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Jack Ross Thompson, pilot of the B-17 42-31367 “Chow Hound”, took off from Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over Bretteville-sur-Laize. An enemy “88” anti-aircraft burst of flak hit the aircraft, causing the tail section to separate from the fuselage. The main section was then seen to nose over and dove straight down in a spiral. The spin also caused a wing to separate and on striking the ground the aircraft burst into flames. He also has a cenotaph located in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.