US PARAS Thompson, John Samuel (Jocko)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Thompson​

• FORENAME

John Samuel (Jocko)​

• UNIT

504 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E)​

• RANK

First Lieutenant​

• NUMBER

0-1301055​

• AWARD

Silver Star,Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster​

• PLACE

Holland 1944 (SS)​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 17.1.1917 Beverly,Essex County,Massachusetts​

entered service 1941​

WIA twice​

professional baseball pitcher 1940-41 and 1946-55​

attended Northeastern University postwar​

sales manager,Maryland after retiring from baseball​

died 3.2.1988 Olney,Montgomery County,Maryland​

Gate of Heaven Cemetery,Silver Spring,Montgomery County,Maryland​

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