Paul W. Thompson

(1906-1996) born in Alliance, lived in Omaha. Military engineer, publishing executive, during World War II he headed staff that developed D-Day invasion plan, directed establishment and operation of assault training center, and commanded an engineering brigade on D-Day; from 1946 to 1957 he headed Reader's Digest operations in Europe, initiating foreign language editions, then directed international operations and served as an officer of Reader's Digest Foundation until 1971. Consult Current Biography (1942) 834-835 and Omaha World Herald, July 7, 1944, pp. 1, 5 and New York Times obituary, March 4, 1996, p. D-10.

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