Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Foster L. Thompson, Jr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: VMF-222 (Marine Fighter Squadron); Marine Corps Reserve
- Location of Service: Huntsville, Texas; Athens, Georgia; Memphis, Tennessee; Pensacola, Florida; Parris Island, South Carolina; Greenland; Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Korea; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Samar (Philippines)
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/86485
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About this Item
Title
- Foster L. Thompson, Jr. Collection
Names
- Thompson Jr., Foster L.
- Player, Janet Potter
Home State
- Texas
Headings
- - Thompson Jr., Foster L.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: VMF-222 (Marine Fighter Squadron); Marine Corps Reserve
- Location of Service: Huntsville, Texas; Athens, Georgia; Memphis, Tennessee; Pensacola, Florida; Parris Island, South Carolina; Greenland; Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Korea; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Samar (Philippines)
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran shot down the last Japanese A6M Reisen "Zero" aircraft on 06/22/1945 in Okinawa.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-05-17)
- Audio: CD [ item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-10-01)
- Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2005-12-09)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Unit histories [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1942-1945)
- Photograph: Digital print [13 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942-2012)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 2012-11-08)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/86485
Cite as
- Foster L. Thompson, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/86485), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Athens, Georgia
- Greenland
- Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Huntsville, Texas
- Korea
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Parris Island, South Carolina
- Pensacola, Florida
- Philippines
- Samar (Philippines)