Legal Opinion
Sylvia H. Thompson v. Clark M. Clifford, as Secretary of Defense
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 13, 1968No. 20737PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
This appeal challenges the authority of the Secretary of the Army to bar interment of the remains of Robert G. Thompson in a national cemetery.1 Thompson saw action during World War II in the Pacific Theater, where his “extraordinary heroism” won the Distinguished *156Service Cross 2 and approval for a battlefield commission as an officer. Before the commission could be effectuated, Thompson was disabled by malaria and tuberculosis contracted during service in New Guinea. This condition led to his honorable discharge and an award of wartime disability…
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