PVT James Arnold Thompson was born 23 Dec 1922 in Kosse, Texas. He was the eldest of the 7 children born to Robert Lee and Elma Elizabeth (Brown) Thompson. The family farmed a farm they owned in Limestone County, Texas. When James registered for the draft in June 1942 he was still unemployed but no doubt working on the family farm.
James was drafted in December 1943. After completing his basic military training he was sent to England probably in June 1944. PVT Thompson was transferred from the replacement depot to B Company 116th Infantry on 14 Jul 1944 whenn the unit was in the vicinity of Saint-Lo, France. PVT Thompson was killed in action on 31 Jul 1944.
PVT Thompson was repatriated in 1948 and re-interred in Ebenezer Cemetery in Kosse, Texas.
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