Serviceman
William D Thornton
840th
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- Rank
- SGT (9 January 1945), SGT (17 March 1945), SSGT (11 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Baltimore MD; Baltimore, MD
- Also written
- William Thornton
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 109
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 109)
- mission 52, 21 July 1944 · Brux · The Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. crew's history names Brux: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 109)
- mission 56, 26 July 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 109)
- mission 74, 22 August 1944 · Odertal · The Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 109)
- mission 75, 23 August 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. crew's history names Wiener Neustadt: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 109)
- mission 88, 8 September 1944 · Sarajevo · The Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. crew's history names Sarajevo: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 109)
- mission 98, 23 September 1944 · Brux · The Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. crew's history names Brux: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 109)
- mission 111, 20 October 1944 · Brux · The Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. crew's history names Brux: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 109)
- mission 117, 4 November 1944 · Regensburg · The Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 109)
- mission 137, 17 December 1944 · Blechhammer North · The Charles W. Hoyt, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 109)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January 1945 | Air Medal | 151 | SGT |
| 17 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1480 | SGT |
| 11 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2264 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
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