George Mersereau Thompson

Background

Thompson, George Mersereau was born on June 5, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of George Mersereau and Elizabeth (Bowersock) Thompson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, United States Air Force Academy, 1962; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1973.

Career

Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1962; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force, 1976; commander 441st Bomb Squadron, SAC, Mather Air Force Base, California, 1980-1981; Executive officer, Office of Defense Advisor, United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1981-1986; retired, United States Air Force, 1986; commandant of cadets, Oak Ridge Military Academy, 1986-1987; director advancement, Oak Ridge Military Academy, 1987-1988; headmaster, Patterson School, Lenoir, North Carolina, 1988-1991; chair department science, instructor mathematics, Kenston Forest School, Blackstone, Virginia, 1991-1993.

Achievements

• George Mersereau Thompson has been listed as a noteworthy Education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member education task force Caldwell County Future Focus, Lenoir, 1989-1990. Member Retired Officers Association, United States Air Force Academy Alumni Association, Society for Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing, Rotary.

Interests

• Avocations: soccer referee, singing, reading, private aviation.

Connections

Married Alice Margaret Robbins, June 30, 1962. Children: Elizabeth Ruth, Eva Claire, George Mersereau III, Ellen Gower.

Father:

George Mersereau Thompson

Mother:

Elizabeth (Bowersock) Thompson

Spouse:

Alice Margaret Robbins

child:

Ellen Gower Thompson

child:

Eva Claire Thompson

child:

Elizabeth Ruth Thompson

child:

George Mersereau III Thompson