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Richmond Sylvester Thompson

Private Army World War I

Army
Army
Private
Private
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Private
Unit
10th Company, 3rd Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade; Company K, 155th Infantry; Company D, 355th Infantry; 2nd Detachment, 338th Infantry, Camp Sherman
Conflict / Era
World War I
Years of Service
1918 – 1919
Date of Birth
04/03/1888
Date of Death
09/06/1928
Hometown
Paris, OH
Burial Location
Paris Twp: Oakdale
Monument Paver
No
Overseas Service
Meuse-Argonne, France
Township (entering service)
Paris
Township (current / at death)
Dover
Church
UNKNOWN
School
UNKNOWN
Record Authenticated
Yes

Biography

Overseas service: Meuse-Argonne, France. Church: UNKNOWN. School: UNKNOWN. Serial #2899187; enlisted 05/28/1918; served with American Expeditionary Forces 08/22/1918 to 04/02/1919; severely wounded in action 11/04/1918; honorably discharged 04/15/1919; member of American Legion

Source: Veteran data form submitted by Marie Bouic; Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 2, p. 377; Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, World War I, 1917-18, p. 17,374; obituary, Evening Tribune, 09/08/1928; | Division of Vital Statistics Certificate of Death