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THOMPSON, James O - Date of
birth
12 January 1917 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri -
Hometown
Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37604712 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 February 1945 - Place of
death
The bridgehead at Sauer River, north of Echternach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 81 |
Immediate family
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Members
James E. Thompson (father)
Effie L. Thompson (mother)
Earnest Thompson (brother)
Otis Thompson (brother)
Georgia Thompson (sister)
Eugene Thompson (brother)
Charles Thompson (brother)
Esther Thompson (sister)
Emily Thompson (sister)
Ruby Thompson (sister)
More information
S/Sgt James O. Thompson worked in a sawmill before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 26 February 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem