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Sgt Albert Thompson

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Sgt Albert Thompson Veteran

Birth
New York, USA
Death
17 Jan 1945 (aged 25)
Arrondissement de Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium
Burial
Pennsauken, Camden County, New Jersey, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.9689722, Longitude: -75.0588528
Memorial ID
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KIA WWII
Salm river ► Grand Bois area

Albert Thompson

Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army

12002339

Company K
290th Infantry Regiment
75th Infantry Division

Entered the Service from: New Jersey
Died: January 17, 1945
Buried at: Lot 95 Halcyon #4
Arlington Cemetery
Cove Road & Westfield Avenue
Pennsauken NJ
Awards: Purple Heart
STAFF SERGEANT ALBERT THOMPSON, 25, of 507 Harrison Avenue in Collingswood NJ, was killed in action on January 17, 1945 in Belgium. Born on August 19, 1919, he was one of nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Thompson of Herkimer NY. He had enlisted in the Army in June of 1940, and had married Pauline Fritz, of Collingswood NJ in early 1942.

Sergeant Thompson was survived by his wife and a son Albert Theodore Thompson. He was also survived by his parents, five brothers, and three sisters. He was brought home after the war, and buried at Arlington Cemetery in Pennsauken NJ, with members of his wife's family.

KIA WWII
Salm river ► Grand Bois area

Albert Thompson

Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army

12002339

Company K
290th Infantry Regiment
75th Infantry Division

Entered the Service from: New Jersey
Died: January 17, 1945
Buried at: Lot 95 Halcyon #4
Arlington Cemetery
Cove Road & Westfield Avenue
Pennsauken NJ
Awards: Purple Heart
STAFF SERGEANT ALBERT THOMPSON, 25, of 507 Harrison Avenue in Collingswood NJ, was killed in action on January 17, 1945 in Belgium. Born on August 19, 1919, he was one of nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Thompson of Herkimer NY. He had enlisted in the Army in June of 1940, and had married Pauline Fritz, of Collingswood NJ in early 1942.

Sergeant Thompson was survived by his wife and a son Albert Theodore Thompson. He was also survived by his parents, five brothers, and three sisters. He was brought home after the war, and buried at Arlington Cemetery in Pennsauken NJ, with members of his wife's family.


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