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Personal info

Full name
THOMPSON, Harry Erwood Jr
Date of birth
5 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
St Louis, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37610944
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Harry E. Thompson (father)
Marie K. (Lynch) Thompson (mother)
Dorothy Thompson (sister)
Mildred E. (Gaugel) Thompson (wife)

More information

Pfc Harry E. Thompson Jr. was employed as a machine operator at the Carter Carburetor Company.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - National Archives, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - The St. Louis Star and Times

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, www.newspapers.com - The St. Louis Star and Times, http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/749539