Collection	Winnebago County Historical Commission
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of John Thompson.
Year Range from	1939
Event	World War II
Year range to	1943
Medium	Photographic Paper
Notes	Bust view of John Thompson. He is wearing a Navy jumper with 1st Class Gunners mate patch and a blue cap. John Thompson was from Wayne, Nebraska. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1939 and was present at Pearl harbor when it was attacked by the Japanese. His ship was in Bremerton, Washington for repairs when he met June Rajsky from Oshkosh, WI. She was working in the shipyard there and the couple were married on April 1, 1943. They had a daughter named Carol Sue Thompson. June and Carol returned to Oshkosh. when John returned to active duty. He was killed in action in June 1944 during a sea battle when a shell exploded on his gun mount. He was buried at sea.
Object ID	P2005.20.90
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Thompson, John
Print size	5" x 7"
Subjects	Portrait photographs Male World War II Casualties United States Navy Pearl Harbor Pacific Theater of Operations
Title	John Thompson

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