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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=38311271
|asn=38311271
|surname=Thompson
|surname=Thompson
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|birth_year=1916
|birth_year=1916
|death_year=1987
|death_year=1987
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=C
|religion=Catholic
|enlistment_place=NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
|enlistment_place=NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
|state=LOUISIANA
|state=LOUISIANA
|assignment=VII-1103
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|rank_final=Cpl
|rank_final=Cpl
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|class_display=24
|class_display=24
}}
}}
<div class="soldier-lead">
'''Matthew C. Thompson''' (1916&ndash;1987) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 24]]. Matthew enlisted at New Orleans, Louisiana.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* 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)