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Personal info

Full name
THOMPSON, Howard William
Date of birth
28 October 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Wharton, Potter County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Wharton, Potter County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33711073
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 February 1945
Place of death
Prüm river area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 1 26

Immediate family

Members
William M. Thompson (father)
Bessie M. (Courtwright) Thompson (mother)
Catherine J. Thompson (sister)
Naomi E. Thompson (sister)
Evla Thompson (sister)
Gladys O. Thompson (sister)
Louise W. Thompson (sister)

More information

Pvt Howard W. Thompson enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 9 December 1943.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1900/1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Broun Family Tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Joel Frampton Gilfert