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THOMPSON, Harrell Earnest - Date of
birth
12 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Irondale, Jefferson County, Alabama -
Hometown
Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34100797 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas E. Thompson (father)
Annie H. Thompson (mother)
Genevive Thompson (sister)
Jesse L. Thompson (brother)
Hoytte R. Thompson (brother)
Verna Thompson (sister)
Ruth Thompson (sister)
Joe L. Thompson (sister)
Thomas N. Thompson (brother)
Lucille (Brown) Thompson (wife)
More information
Sgt Harrell E. Thompson was a mechanic and repairman of motor vehicles before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 7 April 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
His brother, Hoytte R. Thompson, is remembered on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Thompson Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – ForgetMeNot, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Pat Koetz