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THOMPSON, Robert O'Neal - Date of
birth
12 October 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Iowa -
Hometown
Clarinda, Page County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20704031 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
168th Infantry Regiment,
34th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
Fürstenberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry H. Thompson (father)
Bessie (Mead) Thompson (mother)
John C. Thompson (brother)
More information
Pvt Robert O. Thompson worked on a farm.He joined the National Guard in Clarinda, Iowa on 10 February 1941.
Pvt Thompson was taken prisoner in North Africa and died in Stalag III/B.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Date File, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files for Beneficiaries
Photo source: Peter Schouteten