World War II
PFC John W Thompson
10 Armored Inf bt., 4 armored div. Co A
KIA - FRANCE


His division in France.
In Nov of 1944, they were in combat in the Lorraine region of France.
Especially around the town of Metz and the Siegfried Line as they headed into Germany.
They were part of George Patton's army.
They did not tell families exactly where someone was killed or injured. Just the country and even that might be changed
so the enemy not know how far they had advanced.

Service No. 38099305 8 Oct 1917-19 Nov 1944 His death cert. down on this page.  This paragraph above and photo to the right found in "Men and Women in the Armed Forces" Grayson County. Forth Worth Star-Telegram 19 Dec 1944	His entered enlistment at Camp Wolters. 16 Mar 1942
BURIED IN FRANCE AND MOVED IN 1948   FINAL BURIAL IN WEST HILL	Ancestry had the WWII Hospital Admission card. (It would be made out by medical corp or personnel in charge of  clearing people from the battlefields.) It states his unit and states he was hit in the head with an artillery shell and killed.

His body was returned to the US and buried 30 Sep 1948. All soldiers who were returned have death certificates, That NY 014 reflects his body entered on a ship at NY  His military tombstone order

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