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THOMPSON, Robert Junior - Date of
birth
31 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia -
Hometown
Roanoke County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33843821 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
747th Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elbert O. Thompson (father)
Fannie B. Thompson (mother)
William E. Thompson (brother)
Raymond L. Thompson (brother)
Rory E. Thompson (brother)
Emery Thompson (brother)
Ralph R. Thompson (brother)
Wesley Thompson (brother)
Louise Thompson (sister)
Herbert H. Thompson (brother)
Beulah A. (Farley) Thompson (wife)
Robert R. Thompson (son)
John Thompson (son)
More information
Pvt Robert J. Thompson enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, on 7 March 1944.Robert was a happy-go-lucky fellow who always had a smile on his face. He had a great sense of humor, was very unselfish, and enjoyed meeting people. He worked in a government industry and would not have had to join in service during WWII, but opted to because his five brothers had enlisted. His parents had fourteen children: Ten boys and four girls. Robert had a wife and two sons.
His brother Ralph is buried at Plot H, Row 12, Grave 1. Ralph and Robert were killed within a few weeks of each other.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Mitzi Bär, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920, 1930 Census, Marriage record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - La Crosse Tribune - 16 December 2003
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mitzi Bär