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Personal info

Full name
THOMPSON, Enis
Date of birth
8 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Swain County, North Carolina
Hometown
Birdtown, Swain County, North Carolina
Ethnicity
Native American

Military service

Service number
34961101
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 12 14

Immediate family

Members
Martha A. Thompson (mother)
Amanda Thompson (sister)
Adam Thompson (brother)
Lawrence Thompson (brother)
Eugene Thompson (brother)
Wilson Thompson (brother)

More information

Pvt Enis Thompson was a student before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 22 February 1944.

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 / 1940 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery