Edwin M. Thompson

Edwin M. Thompson was inducted into the Army Air Corps on September 24, 1942.

Mr. Thompson served as a Sergeant in the Air Offensive Europe, Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe.

He was awarded the following: Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with six bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, and two overseas service bars.

Mr. Thompson was honorably discharged on October 1, 1945, at Randolph Field, Texas.

Source: Hometown Heroes:  The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 321.

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