Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRobert Charles Thompson 
Birth6 Aug 1921, Calhoun Co., Alabama
Death22 Mar 1944, Mount Thumb, Papua, New Guinea
Burial1982, Roopville Cemetery, Carroll Co., Georgia
FatherAlbert Sydney Thompson (1888-1967)
MotherLottie Mae Towns (1887-1931)
Misc. Notes
Posted by Bob Brown at FindaGrave.com, Roopville City Cemetery, Roopville, Carroll Co., Georgia
"Everyone called him Charlie. He was killed in a plane crash in New Guinea during the war. He was my uncle. I was less than a year old when he died. His remains, along with other crew member's, were discovered in the jungle in the 1980's and he was returned to Roopville. His sister is Mary Sue Thompson Fransko. She is also buried in the Roopville cemetery."
From Web site of Papua New Guinea War Museum in Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea
http://asisbiz.com/PNG/PNG-Museum.html
B-24D Liberator 42-41081 Tail fin displayed, recovered from MIA crash site of 22 Americans.
Consolidated B-24D-130-CO Liberator "Weezie" Serial Number 42-41081
USAAF 5th AF 22nd BG 19th BS
Former Units: 90th BS
Crew 2nd Lt Robert E. Allred, O-679012 Crew S/Sgt Robert C. Thompson, 34394642 Crew 2nd Lt Raymond J. Geis, O-815308 Crew Sgt Clint P. Butler, 6939262 Crew 2nd Lt Keith I. Holm, O-752491 Crew Sgt Stanley C. Lawrence, 20656522 Crew Captain Charles Ramacd, 734785 Crew Sgt Charles Samples Jr., 15069733 Crew 2nd Lt Stanley G. Gross, O-744980 Crew T/4 Joseph E. Kachorek, 33170120 Crew 2nd Lt Charles R. Steiner, O-749103 Crew Cpl Joseph B. Mettam, 39109096 Crew 2nd Lt Melvin F. Walker, O-737508 Crew Pfc Carlin E. Loop, 37495005 Crew 2nd Lt Emory C. Young, O-811487 Crew Sgt Harold T, Atkins, 19018763 (22nd BG) Crew Sgt Weldon W, Frazier, 6282510 (345th BG) Crew S/Sgt Thomas Carpenter Jr., 7080836 (5th BC) Crew S/Sgt Frank Ginter, 20283103 (43rd BG) Crew S/Sgt William M, Shrake, 35092402 Crew S/Sgt John J. Staseowski, 31007362 (38th BG) Crashed March 22, 1944 MACR 4090
Aircraft History Constructors Number 2158.
Mission History Took off from 7-Mile Drome on a courier flight to Nadzab Airfield. Crashed into Mount Thumb, killing all aboard: the crew of 3 and 19 passengers.
Wreckage The crash site was discovered in the early 1980's, and reported to Bruce Hoy, then curator of the PNG Museum Modern History Department.
Remains Recovery: The site was visited in 1982 by US Army CILHI to recover the remains for identification.
Display: The PNG Museum has a display about this aircraft, including the tail stabalizer and artifacts recovered from the crash site displayed in the indoor gallery.
"Everyone called him Charlie. He was killed in a plane crash in New Guinea during the war. He was my uncle. I was less than a year old when he died. His remains, along with other crew member's, were discovered in the jungle in the 1980's and he was returned to Roopville. His sister is Mary Sue Thompson Fransko. She is also buried in the Roopville cemetery."
From Web site of Papua New Guinea War Museum in Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea
http://asisbiz.com/PNG/PNG-Museum.html
B-24D Liberator 42-41081 Tail fin displayed, recovered from MIA crash site of 22 Americans.
Consolidated B-24D-130-CO Liberator "Weezie" Serial Number 42-41081
USAAF 5th AF 22nd BG 19th BS
Former Units: 90th BS
Crew 2nd Lt Robert E. Allred, O-679012 Crew S/Sgt Robert C. Thompson, 34394642 Crew 2nd Lt Raymond J. Geis, O-815308 Crew Sgt Clint P. Butler, 6939262 Crew 2nd Lt Keith I. Holm, O-752491 Crew Sgt Stanley C. Lawrence, 20656522 Crew Captain Charles Ramacd, 734785 Crew Sgt Charles Samples Jr., 15069733 Crew 2nd Lt Stanley G. Gross, O-744980 Crew T/4 Joseph E. Kachorek, 33170120 Crew 2nd Lt Charles R. Steiner, O-749103 Crew Cpl Joseph B. Mettam, 39109096 Crew 2nd Lt Melvin F. Walker, O-737508 Crew Pfc Carlin E. Loop, 37495005 Crew 2nd Lt Emory C. Young, O-811487 Crew Sgt Harold T, Atkins, 19018763 (22nd BG) Crew Sgt Weldon W, Frazier, 6282510 (345th BG) Crew S/Sgt Thomas Carpenter Jr., 7080836 (5th BC) Crew S/Sgt Frank Ginter, 20283103 (43rd BG) Crew S/Sgt William M, Shrake, 35092402 Crew S/Sgt John J. Staseowski, 31007362 (38th BG) Crashed March 22, 1944 MACR 4090
Aircraft History Constructors Number 2158.
Mission History Took off from 7-Mile Drome on a courier flight to Nadzab Airfield. Crashed into Mount Thumb, killing all aboard: the crew of 3 and 19 passengers.
Wreckage The crash site was discovered in the early 1980's, and reported to Bruce Hoy, then curator of the PNG Museum Modern History Department.
Remains Recovery: The site was visited in 1982 by US Army CILHI to recover the remains for identification.
Display: The PNG Museum has a display about this aircraft, including the tail stabalizer and artifacts recovered from the crash site displayed in the indoor gallery.