Floyd James Thompson - Early Life

Early Life

Thompson worked for the A&P supermarket before he was drafted by the United States Army on June 14, 1956. Thompson was at first a very truculent, rebellious soldier, but then decided that he liked the military. After basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, Thompson decided to make the military his career.

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