MM3/C Gerald Gene Thompson
Gerald Gene Thompson, born November 27, 1922 in Decatur, Iowa, enlisted in May 1942 in the U. S. Navy, Kansas City, Mo. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training School, then to Waupation, No. Dakota, then to Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif. Assigned to the U. S. S. San Francisco.
His ship participated in the battles of Kiska, Attu, Wake, Makin, Gilbert and Marshall Islands, Kwajolein Atoll. Later assigned to U. S. S. Gilbert Island, MM3 Thompsons’ next of kin is his wife, Jean Adair Thompson of Leon, Iowa.
Source: Decatur County Women's Auxilary WWII Scrapbook; Submission by Decatur County Historical Museum, Leon IA, Sara Rose Joan LeFleur, June of 2016
