James Thompson’s older brother, Allen Thompson, also earned the Medal of Honor on this date during this same battle.
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James Thompson’s older brother, Allen Thompson, also earned the Medal of Honor on this date during this same battle.
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The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant James B. Thompson, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 July 1863, while serving with Company G, 1st Pennsylvania Rifles, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for capture of flag of 15th Georgia Infantry (Confederate States of America).