[The Thompson - Sanders Family - Home Page This website is a composite of family history including the career and adventures of the family patriarch, LtCol Rufus Buell 'Tommy' Thompson, Jr. (III), USMC (1919-2014). This site includes photos of Marshallese artifacts and handicrafts collected by the Thompson family during 1950 to 1952, while Major Thompson served as Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachment on Kwajalein. It also describes Rufus Buell Thompson, Jr.'s tour aboard the USS Nashville 1943-1945, and his experiences with General Douglas MacArthur in 1944, as well as time spent in Japan, Korea, and the Arctic.]