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THOMPSON, Robert Boyd - Date of
birth
7 October 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Calvin, Bell County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Calvin, Bell County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35797445 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Frémonville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Johnny Thompson (father)
Mahala B. (Cox) Thompson (mother)
Mary E. Thompson (sister)
Chelsey H. Thompson (sister)
George W. Thompson (brother)
Rutha J. Thompson (sister)
William M. Thompson (brother)
John C. Thompson (brother)
Mossie G. Thompson (sister)
Houston Thompson (brother)
More information
Pfc Robert B. Thompson attended high school for one year and was a driver before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 30 March 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his spine, trunk, and gallbladder.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - AG Wilder
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy