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William Donald Thompson 1931 - 1997

William D Thompson of Rapid City, Pennington County, SD was born on June 10, 1931, and died at age 66 years old on September 6, 1997. William Thompson was buried at Black Hills National Cemetery Section J Site 859 20901 Pleasant Valley Drive, in Sturgis.
William D Thompson
Rapid City, Pennington County, SD 57701
June 10, 1931
September 6, 1997
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  • 06/10
    1931

    Birthday

    June 10, 1931
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: A1C Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 09/6
    1997

    Death

    September 6, 1997
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    Black Hills National Cemetery Section J Site 859 20901 Pleasant Valley Drive, in Sturgis, Sd 57785
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In 1931, in the year that William Donald Thompson was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1945, William was just 14 years old when on August 15th, Imperial Japan announced its surrender. On September 2nd, a formal agreement of surrender was signed. Japan and nine other states signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay, calling for the return of all Allied prisoners of war and subordinating the authority of the emperor and the Japanese government to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. VJ (Victory in Japan) Day was celebrated in the United States on August 14th and 15th. World War II was over.
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