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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=19183018
|asn=19183018
|surname=Thompson
|surname=Thompson
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|death_year=2017
|death_year=2017
|nativity=Peru
|nativity=Peru
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|enlistment_place=LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
|enlistment_place=LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
|state=CALIFORNIA
|state=CALIFORNIA
|assignment=VI-907
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=7277
|certificate=7277
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|class_display=18
|class_display=18
}}
}}
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'''John Thompson''' (1924&ndash;2017) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 18]]. John enlisted at Los Angeles, California.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* PI 132
* PI 132
* Civil Life


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)