Erwin N. Thompson papers, 1944-1995.

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Erwin N. Thompson papers, 1944-1995.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence / letters, personnel documents, clippings, newspapers, magazines, photos, draft of a book about his Korean War service. Contains information pertaining to the following wars: World War II (WWII); Korean War; Cold War; Vietnam War. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit: 7th Infantry Division. General description of the collection: The Erwin N. Thompson papers include service records, 1944-1966; clippings and articles about Korea; and correspondence pertaining to Thompson's 1995 trip to Korea to revisit the battlesite where he was wounded in 1953.

2 boxes.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7630602

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Canada. Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserves.

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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 7th

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Thompson, Erwin N., 1926-1998

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Erwin N. “T” Thompson was born on August 18, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of a Canadian army veteran of World War I. He grew up in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and served in the Royal Canadian Navy for the duration of World War II. In 1947, drawn by an interest in military life he moved to Boston and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Early in 1949, following basic training, he was bound for Okinawa, Japan, as part of the postwar occupation forces. Erwin returned fro...