Howard A. Thompson

Ground Crew on Straight FlushTinian Island

Wendover, UT

509th Composite GroupManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran

Howard A. Thompson served as a sergeant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned to the B-29 Straight Flush.

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