World War II
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Service # | 19039138 |
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Unit | 63rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy |
Rank | Private U.S. Army Air Forces |
Entered Service From | California |
Date of Death | January 20 1946 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Walls of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery |
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Air Medal
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Purple Heart
Air Medal, Purple Heart.
Notes
PVT Thompson's remains have been recovered. He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. PVT Thompson's name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.