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THOMPSON, Sheldon - Date of
birth
18 June 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Blossburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Roaring Brush, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33111036 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Sergeant -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dahl, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Felix B. Thompson (father)
Matilda Thompson (mother)
James Thompson (brother)
Clifford A. Thompson (brother)
William H. Thompson (brother)
Benjamin Thompson (brother)
Howard Thompson (brother)
Felix Thompson (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Sheldon Thompson attended high school for four years and worked in a foundry.He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 18 September 1941.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Jacobsen Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Dominique Potier / LDR