Name:
Morris Peter Thompson
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
39901899
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1945-04-09
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Morris Peter Thompson served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group (Heavy), as a Staff Sergeant and waist gunner of #44-6574 "Solid Sender / Lil Miss Tammara" aircraft during World War II. A member of the Barwick crew, he was killed when their plane crashed on April 9, 1945. His current burial place is unknown. SSgt Thompson was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.