James N. Thompson

Company D 22nd Infantry

DOD 06/06/1912

James N. Thompson was born in Beebe, White County, Arkansas in 1892.

He enlisted for a period of 3 years as a Private in Company D of the 22nd Infantry on April 3, 1911
at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. His enlistment record indicated that he stood 5 feet 6 ¾ inches tall, had
light brown hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion. His previous occupation was listed as Laborer.

Private Thompson drowned in the Rio Grande River at Canutillo, El Paso, Texas on June 6, 1912.

From the San Antonio Express (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 160, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 8, 1912

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