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World War II soldier Tech. Sgt. Ross H. Thompson, who died as a prisoner of war at age 50, will be reburied from Maryville, Tennessee, to Kent, Washington.
Every day, a bit of U.S. history dies with the men who fought World War II. Save for family and friends, the outside world pays little notice. Even the newspaper gives only a few lines in tiny ...
MARYVILLE, Tenn — A Tennessee native who died during World War II will be buried at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent on Friday. Tech. Sgt. Ross H. Thompson died on Dec. 10, 1942, at age 50. He ...
On December 7, 1941, sixteen-year-old Turner Thompson, born July 3, 1925, was walking near the Doe Run section at the foot of ...
NEW YORK — Elsie Thompson, the youngest of seven children, lost two brothers during World War II. Her sibling Phillip Engesser was returned home to be laid to rest, but her oldest brother ...
Thompson told CBS News that she was informed of the identification in 2024, and said that the closure is "wonderful." ... There are about 72,000 soldiers from World War II, ...
Watch Video: Military labs identify long-fallen soldiers. Elsie Thompson, the youngest of seven children, lost two brothers during World War II.