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Joseph Henry Thompson

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Joseph Henry Thompson Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland
Death
1 Feb 1928 (aged 56)
Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section: A, Lots: 55/56 & 57/58 (in center of these lots)
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World War I Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Colonel in the United States Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Major in the 110th Infantry, 28th Division for action on October 1, 1918 near Apremont, France. His citation in part reads: "Later in the action, when the advance of his assaulting companies was held up by fire from a hostile machine-gun nest and all but one of the six assaulting tanks were disabled, Maj. Thompson, with great gallantry and coolness, rushed forward on foot three separate times in advance of the assaulting line, under heavy machine-gun and antitank-gun fire, and led the one remaining tank to within a few yards of the enemy machine-gun nest, which it succeeded in reducing, thereby making it possible for the infantry to advance."

World War I Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Colonel in the United States Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Major in the 110th Infantry, 28th Division for action on October 1, 1918 near Apremont, France. His citation in part reads: "Later in the action, when the advance of his assaulting companies was held up by fire from a hostile machine-gun nest and all but one of the six assaulting tanks were disabled, Maj. Thompson, with great gallantry and coolness, rushed forward on foot three separate times in advance of the assaulting line, under heavy machine-gun and antitank-gun fire, and led the one remaining tank to within a few yards of the enemy machine-gun nest, which it succeeded in reducing, thereby making it possible for the infantry to advance."

Bio by: Don Morfe



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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Feb 26, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7209772/joseph_henry-thompson: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Henry Thompson (26 Sep 1871–1 Feb 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7209772, citing Beaver Falls Cemetery and Mausoleum, Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.