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Personal info

Full name
THOMPSON, George Frank
Date of birth
11 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Jefferson, DeKalb County, Tennessee
Hometown
Gate City, Scott County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33089749
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
22 March 1945
Place of death
Near Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 36 24

Immediate family

Members
Frank C. Thompson (father)
Nannie R. (Wills) Thompson (mother)
Mabel M. Thompson (sister)
Harold W. Thompson (brother)
Helen K. Thompson (sister)
Jack E. Thompson (brother)
Ruth G. (Bowman) Thompson (wife)

More information

Pfc George F. Thompson was a sales clerk at the Kroger Grocery and Baking Company before he enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 17 September 1941. He was sent overseas on 1 February 1945.

He died of wounds, sustained by small amrs fire in a field hospital.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Wills Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Coleman

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S / Riley – Kingsport Times News