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Personal info

Full name
THOMPSON, William R
Date of birth
1911
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Alcona County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
6831450
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 13 37

Immediate family

Members
William J. Thompson (father)

More information

T/Sgt William R. Thompson joined the Regular Army in Detroit, Michigan on 8 August 1940.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
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