Korean War
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Rank | Ensign U.S. Navy |
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Date of Death | October 19 1953 |
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National Defense Service Medal
Ensign Thompson was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Ensign Thompson was a crew member of a P2V-5 Neptune patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 49, based at Naval Air Station Bermuda. On October 19, 1953 the aircraft was waved off a landing in St. Georges Harbor, stalled and crashed killing 4 Crewmen.