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Personal info

Full name
THOMPSON, Robert James
Date of birth
26 April 1916
Age
29
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
39098316
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Soldier's Medal,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
9 May 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 26 6

Immediate family

Members
Hazel Thompson (wife)

More information

Pvt Robert J. Thompson enlisted in San Franscisco, California on 1 August 1942.
He attended 2 years of college and was a roofer before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery St. Avold, France Block EE, Row 11, Grave 261.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten