Walter Harris Thompson was born at St. Elmo, Tennessee, the son of James Walter Thompson and Minnie Lee Miller.

Killed in Action
Buried at Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal (Vosges), France, A, 35, 35

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 20 August 1923
  • Date of death: 15 February 1945
  • County: Hamilton
  • Hometown: Saint Elmo
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 71st Infantry Regiment, 55th Infantry Division
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal (Vosges), France
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar X, Bottom Panel
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