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George W. Thompson

         
Branch of Service: U. S. Army
Years of Service: 1952 - 1954
Final Rank: Corporal

 

Tours of Duty

 

  • Basic Training in Aberdeen, Maryland

  • 1952 - Guided Missile School - Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama

  • 1952-53 - Advanced Missile and Rocket Training,
    White Sands Proving Ground, Las Cruses, New Mexico

  • 1953-54 - Guided Missile Instructor at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama


 

 

Warfare Specialization


Guided Missile Instructor


 

 

 

Significant Experiences


No combat, but did assist in launching German U-2 Rockets at White Sands Proving Grounds       in New Mexico




       

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