from Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women Who Died in The Service of the United States and The Allied Nations in The World War 1914-1918 (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921)
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Thompson; born May 24, 1894, Danville, Ind. Entered service September 3, 1918, Danville, Ind. Went into training at Camp Grant, Ill.; assigned to Company C, Limited Service Regiment. Died of pneumonia at Camp Grant, October 5, 1918. Place of burial Plainfield, Ind.