Name:
Claude O. Thornton
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
37398428
Unit:
562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-26
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Pacific Cemetery, Pacific, Missouri
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Claude O. Thornton was born on May 17, 1921. He was the son of William Wesley Thornton and Mary Elizabeth Alexander Thornton. He served in the 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group (Heavy), as a Staff Sergeant and Engineer of #42-97184 "Lady Godiva" aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 26, 1944 and is now buried in the Pacific Cemetery, Pacific, Franklin County, Missouri, USA. SSgt Thornton 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.