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Lloyd B. Thompson
Born	March 25 1921, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota
Gender	Male
Parents	Sylvester & Dolly Thompson
Schools Attended	Rose Creek High School
Branch of Service	Army
Additional Identifiers	Wounded in Service
Service Timeframe	1939 - 1945
War/Conflict	World War Two 1939-1945
Principal Units and Locations	Co. H, 2nd Battalion, 135th Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Military Awards and Decorations	Silver Star, Purple Heart
circa 1940
Narrative Sgt. Lloyd Thompson was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in action April 1943 in the vicinity of Tunisia North Africa.. Acting as a guide Sgt. Thompson at great risk to his own personal safety, did on three occasions lead carrying parties over a heavily mined and booby trapped path. Upon completing this he went back down the same path in search of a man in his platoon who had been wounded. In doing so Sgt. Thompson was himself wounded, but refused medical aid until he had succeeded in evacuating the wounded man. The leadership, courage and devotion to duty of Sgt. Thompson in the face of grave danger was an inspiration to his comrades and a credit to the Armed Forces of the United States. Sgt. Thompson died May 29 1968 from blocked blood flow to his heart from his shrapnel wounds.