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Personal info

Full name
THOMPSON, William Paul
Date of birth
14 October 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky
Hometown
Marion County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35812591
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck-Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 4 52

Immediate family

Members
Edward C. Thompson (father)
Margaret Thompson (mother)
May Thompson (sister)
Harry B. Thompson (brother)
Helen Thompson (sister)
Nancy Thompson (sister)
Drusilla (Veach) Thompson (wife)

More information

Pvt William P. Thompson enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 4 January 1944. He was a policeman before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1910/1920 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet