During the Vietnam War, Thompson commanded the 162nd Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter) during the first half of 1968.[3] Thompson's later field grade officer assignments included: commander, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division;[2] assistant chief of staff for operations, plans and training (G-3), 25th Infantry Division;[2] director, military planning studies (European regions), Army War College;[2] and commander, 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.[2]
General officer
After receiving promotion to brigadier general, Thompson's assignments included: assistant division commander (ADC) for support and ADC for operations, 101st Airborne Division, Kentucky;[2] deputy director for plans and policy, United States Pacific Command;[2] and deputy director for operations, readiness, and mobilization in the Office of the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (G-3).[2]
Thompson was married to Patricia (Cofer) Thompson.[2] They were the parents of two children, James and Tamara.[2]
Death and burial
In retirement, Thompson resided in St. Simons, Georgia.[7] He died in Brunswick, Georgia on June 8, 2017.[8] Thompson was buried at Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery in St. Simons.[8]
United States Army Adjutant General (1961). Official U.S. Army Register. Washington, DC: Headquarters, Department of the Army (via Ancestry.com). p. 536.
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