Thompson

B-24 bomber "C. E. 'Shack'" with crew on the ground. 425th Bomb Squadron, 308th Bombardment Group. Names painted on the nose of "C. E. 'Shack'" include those of 2nd Lt. Gordon C. Weems (copilot), 2nd Lt. Charles R. Thompson (navigator), and an unknown "Chick," who was possibly bombardier. (Info courtesy of deployment name list.) The crew apparently trained together at...

Communications shack of the 23rd Airways Detachment at the Kunming Air Base, Kunming, China. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Pleasant day for GIs at the golf course and race tracks, in India, during WWII. Lulu Ames, John Armich, ? Thompson, Milo Borich, and ? Baese. Photo from Milo Borich.

GIs waiting for ride in rickshaws in downtown Calcutta during WWII. Charlie Thompson, Lulu Ames, John Armich, and Milo Borich.

"Here Is A Group Of 396th Guys At Kwelin Taking A Break While Rebuilding One Of The P-40's. Souder, Reese, Kennedy, O'Connor, Rodriguez, and Thompson."