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THOMPSON, Joseph Pink - Date of
birth
4 October 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Columbia County, Florida -
Hometown
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34052682 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Marvie, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
William C. Thompson (father)
Lucy D. (Witt) Thompson (mother)
Lillie E. (Kahlich) Thompson (stepmother)
Bertha M. Thompson (sister)
Arthur Thompson (half-brother)
Melva L. Thompson (half-sister)
Gertrude M. Thompson (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Joseph P. Thompson attended high school for four years and was employed at the Gulf Life Insurance Company before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 22 May 1941.
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.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten