Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Captain James A. Thompson '40
Captain James A. Thompson '40
former Consul of Theta Chapter
Died in India Nov. 9, 1944
in the service of his country
Erected by Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Thompson.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, World II.
Location. 39° 50.07′ N, 77° 13.874′ W. Memorial is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on Carlisle Street (Alternate U.S. 15) just north of East Water Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 240 Carlisle St, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Office of a President (within shouting distance of this marker); Dwight D. Eisenhower (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Founding of Gettysburg College (about 500 feet away); Stevens Hall (about 500 feet away); President Abraham Lincoln Signing the Emancipation Proclamation (about 500 feet away); Daniel Alexander Payne (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Dwight D. Eisenhower
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