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John Ellery Thompson
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Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
8 FTR BOMB SQ 49 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
April 7, 1951
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Second Lieutenant Thompson was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 8th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group. On April 7, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into Wonsan Harbor. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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