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THOMPSON, Fred Blanchard Jr - Date of
birth
2 March 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42077932 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Oppenheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Fred B. Thompson (father)
Leona M. (Tower) Thompson (mother)
Helen M. Thompson (sister)
Raymond W. Thompson (brother)
Gertrude Thompson (sister)
Dorothy Thompson (sister)
Warren S. Thompson (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Fred B. Johnson enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 21 March 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, - JoMarRo