Earl Robert Thompson '43

(b. June 26, 192 1, Plainfield, NJ-d. November 29, 1944, Germany)

Attended North Plainfield High School, North Plainfield, NJ

Entered Rutgers September 1939, BA, Math and Natural Science, May 23, 1943

Entered Service February 1943, U.S. Army, commissioned 2nd Lt., September 1943, 1st Lt., August 1944, Captain, September 1944

While at Rutgers, Earl was a member of the German Club and vice president of his junior class. He also belonged to the Philosophian Society, the Scarlet Barbs, and the soccer team. He was also a Cadet 2nd Lt. in the ROTC. Earl participated in the Normandy Invasion with Company M, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry. He received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in France and was killed in action in Germany.

Earl R Thompson