KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

1LT Robert E Thompson

31st Infantry Regiment
L CO 3 BN
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: April 16, 1953
Service Number: O-2205717
Born: March 28, 1929
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Florence, South Carolina
Location Or Battle Zone: Pork Chop Hill
Burial Location
Florence National Cemetery

Comments: First Lieutenant Thompson was a member of the 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on April 16, 1953. He was Company Commander at the time of his death. Prior to that he was Executive Officer until the Company Commander was wounded and he took over.

Husband of Mrs. Joyce J. Thompson of Florence, South Carolina.

Korean War Project Key No: 30002

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FLORENCE NATIONAL CEMETERY

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