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Rudy Thigpen

[203-2] - Rudolph Thigpen in Gulfport, Mississippi, ca. 1928

[203-3] - Rudolph Thigpen ca. 1945

[203-4] - Rudolph Thigpen with Victor Ciganek and Leland Judy in Atlanta, Georgia on the way to England during WWII.

[203-5] - Rudolph Thigpen, at B-17 Waist Gun.

[203-6] - Crew of Frisco Jinny with autographs, England, July 1943 Lt. Jack Hargis, Pilot; Carl Smith, Co-Pilot; Lt. Richard Martin, Navigator, Lt. Edward Winslow Jr., Bombardier; Sgt. Ciganek, Radioman,Sgt. R. Thigpen, Sgt. A DiMiino, Sgt. Judy, Sgt. Allen

[203-7] - Newspaper Article: Crew of Frisco Jinny , England, July 1943

[203-8] - Crew of Frisco Jinny: Smith, Hargis, Simon, Turcotte, Thigpen, Ciganek, Tucker, Bowcock, Allen, DiMinno

[203-9] - Descript and Photo of First Mission over Hanover, Germany, July 17, 1943

[203-10] - Newspaper Article and Note concerning Thigpen's Second Mission

[203-11] - Crew # 106: Original orders into combat. Special Orders, No. 78, May 18, 1943

[203-12] - Account of the Rescue of Rudy Thigpen's B-17 crew from the North Sea by W.A. Land

[203-13] - Thigpen's B-17 Crew Stayed in this House for Rest & Relaxation after Ditching in North Sea

[203-14] - Rudolph Thigpen's account of flak damage to his B-17 and his resulting wounds. August 12, 1943

[203-15] - Brief account of Rudolph Thigpen's War activities/sequence.