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THOMSON, Kenneth Bulloch - Date of
birth
7 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39019708 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 October 1944 - Place of
death
Erlecomseweg 14
Erlecom, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
William M. Thomson (father)
Elizabeth M. (Bulloch) Thomson (mother)
Marion M. Thomson (sister)
More information
Pvt Kenneth B. Thomson was employed by the Southern Pacific Railroad before he enlisted at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California on 17 February 1942.He was killed when a mortar grenade hit the kitchen of the house where the command post of E Company was situated at that moment. One other member of the company, Pvt Morris, was killed instantly and Sgt Amos E. Overholt died of his wounds on 8 October in a hospital in England. He is buried at the American Military Cemetery of Cambridge. Seven men were wounded. A plaque on the wall of the house remembers this event.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / Family Trees, www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Joan McIntyre