Billy Albert Thompson

Sergeant First Class
C CO, 1ST BN, 2ND INF RGT, 1 INF DIV
Army of the United States
16 January 1932 - 24 April 1966
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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1 INF DIV

2ND INF RGT 		Combat Infantry

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20 Dec 2004

Sgt. Billy Thompson was not my Platoon Sergeant. However, he was difficult to ignore. He had an easy way about him, but you respected him, and you always felt you could trust him.

I always knew I would follow him too. There was an air of courage about him. He was a leader of men.

I still remember him to this day and I still respect him.

A Note from The Virtual Wall

C Company, 1/2nd Infantry, lost five men on 24 April 1966:
  • SFC Billy A. Thompson, Harrisburg, PA
  • SSG Allen Brackins, Blakely, GA
  • SGT Robert L. Adams, Tarentum, PA
  • SGT Henry P. Pereda, Agana, GU
  • PFC Richard A. Recupero, Key West, FL
Two others, PFC David W. Terwilliger, Dearborn, MI, from "A" Company, and PFC John A. Fontaine, Methuen, MA, a medic from HHC, also were killed in action that day.




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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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