Thompson, William Arthur

---General Personal----

Name: William Arthur Thompson

Home of Record: Ketchikan, Alaska

Date of Birth: Saturday, April 9, 1949

Age at time of loss: 19

Sex: Male

Race: Caucasian

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Methodist

Wall Location: Panel 52W--Line 20

---Military---

Branch: Army

Rank: CPL (Posthumous Promotion)

Pay Grade: E3

Unit: 4th Infantry Division

Serial Number: 11824887

Component: Regular

MOS (Military Occupational Speciality code): 11B10

---Action---

Length of Service: 1 year

Start of Tour: Thursday, January 18, 1968

Date of Casualty: Friday, July 12, 1968

Casualty type: (A2) Hostile, died of wounds

Reason: Misadventure (possibly friendly fire) (Ground Casualty)

Country: South Vietnam

Province: Pleiku