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Personal info

Full name
THOMPSON, Joseph William
Date of birth
13 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi
Hometown
Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34871526
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
Merzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 10 29

Immediate family

Members
William H. Thompson (father)
Virgie M. (Eaves) Thompson (mother)
Willie M. Thompson (brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph W. Thompson was a driver before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 25 August 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his stomach.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Wilson Family Tree, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com - Charlotte Monroe Jones