Military Involvement
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Orville Donald “Don” Thatcher was born Mar. 22, 1913 to Orville Milton and Lillie Sabine Eckersley Thatcher. He died June 22, 1944 and is buried in North Lawn Cemetery, Fort Dodge, IA
Capt. Thatcher served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a Medical Doctor with the 9th Air Force, 386th Group and died in Normandy, France in the service of his country.
Source: ancestry.com
Frederick William Thomas, Jr. was born Aug. 18, 1922 to Frederick William (Sr.) and Eliza Bell Hill Thomas. He died June 21, 1944 and is buried in the Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, IA.
Sgt. Thomas served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 731st Bomb Squadron and was MIA/KIA over Germany while serving his country.
Source: ancestry.com
Conrad Thompson was born Aug. 3, 1913 to Carl and Bertha Christofferson Thompson. He died June 5, 1944 and is buried in North Lawn Cemetery, Fort Dodge, IA.
Sgt. Thompson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 126th Infantry, 32nd Division and was KIA in Yakamul, New Guinea while serving his country.
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Robert Elmer Thompson was born Apr. 11, 1921 to Carl and Bertha Christofferson Thompson. He died Apr. 29, 1944 and is buried in North Lawn Cemetery, Fort Dodge, IA.
Sgt. Thompson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps and was MIA/KIA over Germany while serving his country
Source: ancestry.com
Junior Thomas Thompson was born 1927 to Arthur T. and Margaret Thompson. He died July 10, 1943 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy.
Petty Officer Thompson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Maddox (DD-622) and was lost at sea in the service of his country when his ship was attacked and subsequently sank. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Merle Leo Thompson was born July 19, 1915 to Anton C. and Edith M. Wigan Thompson. He died May 7, 1995 and is buried in Fort Plain Cemetery, Fort Plain, NY. Merle served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Neil Ambrose Thompson was born Dec. 18, 1914 to Norman J. and Cora V. Martin Thompson. He died May 22, 1997 and is buried in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO.
Lt. Thompson served in World War II with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre of Operations.
Source: ancestry.com
James A. Thurston was born Nov. 15, 1916. He died July 3, 1965 and is buried in Otho Cemetery, Otho, IA.
Cpl. Thurston served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated Jul 2023