Polk County

 

Sgt. Roy Edward Thompson

 

 

Roy Edward Thompson was born Dec. 1, 1921 to Glenn S. and Mildred McNally Thompson. He died June 10, 1944 and is buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

Sgt. Thompson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division and was KIA in France and awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com