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Personal info

Full name
THOMPSON, Joseph Howard
Date of birth
22 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Clements, St. Mary's County, Maryland
Hometown
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33883564
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 2 19

Immediate family

Members
Edward H. Thompson (father)
Frances J. (Owens) Thompson (mother)
Elmer E. Thompson (brother)
William B. Thompson (brother)
Albert Thompson (brother)
Veronica Thompson (sister)
Julia Thompson (sister)
James N. Thompson (brother)
Clarence E. Thompson (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph H. Thompson was employed at the Celanese Corporation and Farming before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 13 April 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, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery