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Personal info

Full name
THOMPSON, Basil Piers
Date of birth
29 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Paulsboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Hometown
Gloucester County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32483963
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 3 30

Immediate family

Members
Paul H. Thompson (father)
Irene Thompson (mother)
Andrew Thompson (brother)
Gertrude Thompson (sister)

More information

Sgt Basil P. Thompson graduated from Paulsboro High School and attended Oglethorpe University. He was employed at E. I. Dupont Company.

He enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 10 December 1942.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Terry Hirsch, Laura Phillips, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org, http://www.ww2awards.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, South Jersey News - Gloucester County Hall of Heroes