He went to Washington and lobbied for the development of small arms automatic weaponry, but was repeatedly denied. The years that Thompson spent in the Army’s Ordnance Department made him certain of one thing, superior firepower was going to be necessary if the United States were to enter any future conflicts. A gun that was created out of necessity, because the American troops had been clearly out-gunned by the Spanish Troops armed with the Mauser 1893 rifle during the war. He would then spend several years overseeing the development of the 1903 Springfield bolt action rifle. Thompson played a vital role in the organization and the issuance of arms to U.S. He went on to have an extensive and successful career, serving mostly in the Ordnance Department.
As a teenager, Thompson attended West Point Military Academy and entered the Army immediately after graduation. This may very well be what led him to pursue a career in the military himself. Army, and grew up moving around from one military post to the next. He was the son of a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Thompson was born in Newport, Kentucky in 1860.
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