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Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, Elza E
Date of birth
1910
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Missouri
Hometown
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37722862
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
Hellenthal, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 14 38

Immediate family

Members
Zach Thomas (father)
Etta Thomas (mother)
Geo Thomas (brother)
Oscar Thomas (brother)
Dorothy (Hites) Thomas (wife)

More information

Pfc Elza E. Thomas married his wife Dorothy Hites in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri on 7 December 1933.

Pfc Elza E. Thomas enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 21 September 1943. He was a cook before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Missouri Marriage Records / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet