The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Elbert Thompson
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
MED CO 9 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
March 31, 1951
Sergeant Thompson was a medic with the Medical Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea December 1, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.