Service number: 38356901
Age: 24
Born: April 2, 1920, Strawberry, Lawrence County, Arkansas
Hometown: Sharp County, Arkansas
Family:
George Edward Tompkins (father)
Bertha "Bertie" (nee Matthews) Tompkins (mother)
Fay Tompkins/Jones (sister)
Ruby Mae Tompkins/Tankersley (sister)
Norma Tompkins (sister)
Georgia Bonita "Bonnie" Tompkins/Rush/Merideth (sister)
Muriel Kathalene (nee Milligan) Tompkins (wife)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company : A Company
Date of death: October 4, 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Overloon, The Netherlands
Spot: Between 2 woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle Hattert, east of Overloon, The Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Walls of the Missing
Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten
Date of enlistment: Not available
Other information:
Service number: 38356901
Age: 24
Born: April 2, 1920, Strawberry, Lawrence County, Arkansas
Hometown: Sharp County, Arkansas
Family:
George Edward Tompkins (father)
Bertha "Bertie" (nee Matthews) Tompkins (mother)
Fay Tompkins/Jones (sister)
Ruby Mae Tompkins/Tankersley (sister)
Norma Tompkins (sister)
Georgia Bonita "Bonnie" Tompkins/Rush/Merideth (sister)
Muriel Kathalene (nee Milligan) Tompkins (wife)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company : A Company
Date of death: October 4, 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Overloon, The Netherlands
Spot: Between 2 woods west of Kijkuit and north of Castle Hattert, east of Overloon, The Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Walls of the Missing
Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten
Date of enlistment: Not available
Other information:
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