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THOMPSON, Jack Walter - Date of
birth
31 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Salineville, Columbiana County, Ohio -
Hometown
Salineville, Columbiana County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35236568 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Niederau-Stockheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Homer A. Thompson (father)
Grace H. (Philllips) Thompson (mother)
Robert Thompson (brother)
Orville H. Thompson (brother)
Kenneth Thompson (brother)
More information
Pfc Jack W. Thompson worked in a pottery before he enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 10 September 1943.
Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/, The Evening Review East Liverpool Ohio
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Evening Review East Liverpool Ohio