Thompson, William Lawrence

Birth Name Thompson, William Lawrence
Nick Name Billie
Gender male
Age at Death 30 years, 7 months, 23 days

Narrative

BILL THOMPSON DIES IN ACTION
Cpl. Bill Thompson, 30, a son of Ernest Thompson of Kansas City, Kan., was killed in action in the European theater April 8, his father has been notified.

Thompson, who enlisted in the army before Pearl Harbor, was born and raised in Trenton. He attended the local schools.

He went overseas in January after receiving infantry training in various camps in this county. Three brothers are also in the armed forces.

Surviving besides his father and stepmother are his widow, Mrs. Naomi Thompson of Manhattan Beach, Cal.; four brothers, Pfc. Jack P. Thompson, who is serving in the South Pacific, Pvt. G. E. Thompson, also in the European theater, Lt. Charles[Carl] A. Thompson, stationed at Warrensburg and Lloyd E. Thompson of Oklahoma; four sisters, Mrs. Wanda L. Kennedy and Mrs. Chester Lover[Lovell] of Route 5, Mrs. Margaret Grimes of Chillicothe and Romayne Thompson of Trenton.

Lt. Charles[Carl] Thompson was recently returned to the USA after he was released from an internment camp in a neutral country. He was navigator of a B17 which was shot down after a raid.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 16 August 1914 Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri, USA    
Death 8 April 1945 Holland    
Burial   Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Holland    
Census 1920 Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri, USA    
Census 1930/1940 Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri, USA    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Thompson, Ernest Earl30 December 188116 April 1965
Mother Wise, Laura Augusta8 March 188522 August 1929
    Brother     Thompson, James Leonard 28 March 1904 18 December 1930
    Sister     Thompson, Wanda Louise 18 November 1905 7 January 1971
    Brother     Thompson, Edgar 1907 1907
    Sister     Thompson, Romayne Anora 10 April 1909 28 February 1991
    Brother     Thompson, Lloyd Earl 9 March 1911 4 September 1947
    Sister     Thompson, Margaret Leah 30 November 1912 13 August 1975
         Thompson, William Lawrence 16 August 1914 8 April 1945
    Sister     Thompson, Jessie Tracy 27 February 1917 1 September 2000
    Brother     Thompson, Jack Pershing 18 October 1918 21 October 2003
    Brother     Thompson, Carl Jacob 5 September 1920 15 May 1953
    Brother     Thompson, George Ernest 22 September 1922 16 April 2000
    Brother     Thompson, Ralph 1924 1926

Families

Family of Thompson, William Lawrence and Tate, Naomi Ethel
Married Wife Tate, Naomi Ethel ( * 6 August 1909 + 9 January 1994 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 9 February 1944 Los Angeles Co., California, USA    
  Narrative

Name: William Lawerence Thompson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 09 Feb 1944
Event Place: Los Angeles, California
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
Father's Name: Ernest E Thompson
Mother's Name: Augusta L Wise
Spouse's Name: Naomi E Penton
Spouse's Age: 34
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1910
Spouse's Father's Name: Robert T Tate
Spouse's Mother's Name: Erma B Bush
Page: 4
GS Film number: 2135534 , Digital Folder Number: 005698970 , Image Number: 00015

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