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William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1861)

William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1861) Sailor

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Birthday 30th November, 1811
Birthplace Cape May County, New Jersey
Died 12th September, 1872
Place of Death Philadelphia Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Buried Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation Sailor

William Thompson (1812 – September 12, 1872) was an American sailor who was a Signal Quartermaster in the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor for action at Forts Beauregard and Walker on Hilton Head, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. He was wounded by a piece of shell which caused his legs to be amputated.

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