Judge Moses H. Thompson, World War II Hero

From the 1940 Sandusky High School yearbook

Moses H. Thompson was the son of Moses C. Thompson and the former Marian Martin. During his time at Sandusky High School, Moses H. Thompson participated in both football and track for four years. After high school, Moses attended West Virginia State College, where he was on the boxing team. In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army. While in Europe during World War II he was awarded a Bronze Star. He was discharged as a staff sergeant. 

An article in the Sandusky Register on December 26, 1944, read:

Staff Sergeant Moses H. Thompson, Signal Corps, has been decorated with the Bronze Star Medal in the European theater of operations. He is the son of Moses C. Thompson, 404 Tyler St. Sandusky. Sgt. Thompson was personally decorated by the commanding general of the Corps to which his unit is attached. The citation read: "for meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy in Germany on Dec. 1, 1944. In performance of duty as a non-commissioned officer in charge of a line survey crew. Sgt. Thompson completed a hazardous mission without loss of personnel or equipment. During this time he was under mortar and artillery fire, but with outstanding leadership and disregard for his personal safety the mission was successfully accomplished His display of initiative and ability has greatly contributed to the efficiency of his organization."

After serving in the Army, Moses H. Thompson moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1954; he earned a doctorate in 1956. He served as an administrative law judge in Montgomery, Alabama before his retirement in Atlanta, where he died in 2005 at age 83.