Howard W. Thompson

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/21/1945

Howard William Thompson was born in Wharton, Potter County, Pennsylvania on October 28, 1908.

Prior to entering military service he was employed at the Bayless Pulp & Paper Company
in Austin, Pennsylvania.

He was drafted into the Army on December 10, 1943. His home of residence was listed as Austin, Potter County,
Pennsylvania and his civilian occupation was listed as Drivers and chauffeurs, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor.
He had completed grammar school and was single with dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

Private Thompson was killed in action in Germany, west of the Prüm river, on February 21, 1945.

Howard W. Thompson was originally buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium in Block F Row 7 Grave 153 and his remains were later
transferred and buried in Henri-Chapelle, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary
cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Liège, Belgium
Plot G Row 1 Grave 26

Grave marker for Howard W. Thompson

Photo by Des Philippet
from the
Find A Grave website

Top photo by Joel Frampton Gilfert from the Find A Grave website

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