World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Americal Division
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
164th Infantry Regiment
Circumstances:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
Biography:
Douglas Wayne Thompson was born on July 12, 1920, in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota to Willis V and Ruby Edna Niles Thompson. He entered the United States Army on February 10, 1941. Staff Sergeant Thompson served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and was killed in action on May 5, 1945, at Negros Island and is buried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines, Plot N, Row 7, Grave 155. He received Purple Heart award.
Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave