John T. Thompson
John Taliaferro (pronounced "tolliver" ) Thompson, (December 31, 1860 - June 21, 1940), was a United States Army officer best remembered as the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun.
Read more about John T. Thompson: Early Life, Spanish–American War, World War I, Death
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“Fold up the banners! Smelt the guns!
Love rules, Her gentler purpose runs.
A mighty mother turns in tears
The pages of her battle years,
Lamenting all her fallen sons!”
—Will Henry Thompson (1848–1918)