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Pilot 2nd Lt. Robert E. Thorpe, O-810434 (survived) Cranston,
RI Crashed February 25, 1944 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Republic. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-47D Thunderbolt serial number unknown. Dissembled and shipped overseas to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 35th Fighter Group (35th FG), 39th Fighter Squadron (39th FS). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On February 25, 1944 took off piloted by 2nd Lt. Robert E. Thorpe on a mission. Over Nadzab Airfield the engine seized and Thorpe bailed out at low altitude and survived unhurt. He kept the D-ring from his parachute in his personal effects and it was sent home to his family when he was lost May 27, 1944 piloting P-47D 42-22661. Memorials Thorpe was officially declared dead on May 31, 1944. He earned the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster and Purple Heart, posthumously. He is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. He is also memorialized on the Thorpe family grave in Pocasset Cemetery in Cranston, RI at plot 7, group I, plot 54 on Williams Path. Relatives Gill Thorpe (brother) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated
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