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Lloyd B. Thompson |
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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 | |
NarrativeSgt. 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. |