Background
Thompson, LeRoy was born on July 7, 1913 in Tulsa. Son of LeRoy and Mary (McMurrain) Thompson.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
LeRoy Thompson
Edit Profilemilitary reserve officer radio engineer
LeRoy Thompson, American radio engineer, military reserve officer Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life senior), National Rifle Association, Veterinary Wireless Operators Association, American Radio Relay League, Military Order World Wars, Reserve Officers Association, American Motorcycle Association, National Wildlife Federation.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Elec. Engineering, Alabama Poly Institute, 1936.
Career
1 son, Bartow McMurrain. Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Amy Reserve, 1935, advanced through grades to colonel, 1963. Signal officer Commodity Credit Corporation, 1936-1940.
Radio engineer Officer Headquarters 4th C A., 1941. With signal section Headquarters Western Defense command and 4th Army, San Francisco, 1942, commanding officer 234th Signal Operations Company, 1942. Assistant.chief, chief signal corps Reserve Officers Training Corps University of California, Berkeley, 1942-1943.
Radio engineering officer O.C. SigO War Department, Washington, 1943. Radio engring officer Headquarters 3105th Signal Service Company Headquarters China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations, New Delhi, 1944;signal officer Headquarters Northern Combat Area Command, Burma, 1944. Signal officer Headquarters Office of Strategic Services Det 101, Burma, 1945.
Signal officer Headquarters Office of Strategic Services, China, 1945, radio engineer, technical liaison officer, Central Intelligence Group, Central Intelligence Agency, 1945-1950. Chief radio branch Headquarters FEC, Tokyo, 1950-1953, chief radio engring branch Signal C Plant Engineering Agency, 1953-1955. Radio consultant to assistant director defense research and engineering communications, 1960-1962.
Retired, 1973; private research and development on communication and related problems, since 1963. Owner Thompson Research Experimental Development Laboratory License professional radio engineer, Georgia.
Politics
Capital punishment be administered only when the pursuit of truth and justice result in clear and overwhelming evidence of guilt.
Views
Your desires, ambitions, goals, and purpose change as you begin to enjoy a close walk with a living God. These changes are different for each individual, and the journey needs to be taken a step at a time.
Membership
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life senior), National Rifle Association, Veterinary Wireless Operators Association, American Radio Relay League, Military Order World Wars, Reserve Officers Association, American Motorcycle Association, National Wildlife Federation.
Connections
Married Ola Dell Tedder, December 31, 1941.
