Vernon L. Thorson

World War II
Service #6914408
Unit9th Bomber Squadron, 7th Bomber Group, Heavy
RankTechnical Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Illinois
Date of DeathMay 8 1944
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart