Pfc. Ezkiel J. Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Thompson, South Bend, attended South Bend High. Entered Army, 1941, trained at Camp Polk, La., Rice, Cal. Camp Pickett, Va. and Indiantown Gap, Pa. Served in EAME. Awarded GCM, Victory, ATO with 5 Stars, 1 Cit. and Inf. Combat Badge. Discharged in 1945.