![]() Thompson, a member of the 67th Fighter Squadron, was stationed at Harding Army Air Field in Baton Rouge, La., when war broke out. Those who remain are dying at the rate of 680 a day, according to the U.S. ![]() Another 113,842 died of disease, infection or accident, according to a Congressional Research Service study. 2, 1945.Ībout 16.1 million Americans served in the military from 1941 to 1946, and 291,557 of them died in battle. John Thompson is among the last veterans of a war that, for America, ended with Japan’s surrender Sept. “It was a worrisome time,” said Betty Thompson, 92.Īt 100, Denver resident Col. military fought to recover from the devastating attack of Dec. Within a year, the Army Air Corps pilot was battling in the skies above Guadalcanal, and his wife, Betty, was nervously listening to a steady flow of unsettling war news as the U.S. John Thompson and his new bride were decorating their Christmas tree when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, plunging the young couple and the rest of America into the bloody global conflict already underway. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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