Recorded Interview
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Glenn D. Thompson was a crew member aboard a B-24 Liberator that was lost on the 13 June 1944 mission to Vannes, France. He was found dead at the crash site near Pressoir, France by German authorities, his identification tag recovered and forwarded to the Air Force Prisoner of War Camp at Chartres.
German records note that the bodies at the crash site were completely charred. Thompson was killed in action and did not survive the crash.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Missions flown.
3 catalogued · 03 Mar 1945 — 25 Sep 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
In his own words.
§ Contributed Material
Read the records.
1 document
Original documents behind what this page says about this airman — reports, records, and histories the archive holds and is free to reproduce. Check the sources for yourself.
Supports 3 facts
Missing Air Crew Report 5912
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
3fd2f476-e9d2-4693-aa97-d50416ba1d4b,Roster List
Official record