Howard Thompson was born 16 April 191 in Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, the son of Martha Jane Thompson. He was married to Shirley Mae Thompson and father of Bobby Wayne Thompson.
He Died non Battle 2 February 1944 in Arizona
Sergeant
Sgt Thompson is buried at Marcum Cemetery, Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee.
Two men out of a crew of ten were killed yesterday morning in the crash of a B-24 Liberator bomber less than two miles north of the David-Monthan field. Eight of the crew escaped injury as the plane struck the ground and burst into flames. The plane, based at Mitchell field, N.Y., had just taken off from a flying field at Consolidated-Vultee aircraft modification center here and had been in the air only a few minutes when the accident occurred. The dead as identified by Army authorities are: Staff Sgt Thomas Irving, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Irving, 7 Catherine street, Plains, Pa., and Sgt Howard Thompson, 26, husband of Mrs. Shirley Mae Thompson, Pulaski, Va.
- Rank: Sergeant
- Date of birth: 16 April 1917
- Date of death: 2 February 1944
- County: Scott
- Hometown: Oneida
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Marcum Cemetery, Oneida, Scott County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Middle Panel
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