Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
THOMAS, Charles Leslie - Date of
birth
28 March 1914 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Fresno, Fresno County, California -
Hometown
Fresno County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39273772 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
Immendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James D. Thomas (father)
Nellie M. (Shroyen) Thomas (mother)
Dorothy M. Thomas (sister)
Karl I. Thomas (half brother)
Earl H. Thomas (half brother)
Orville W. Stevens (stepbrother)
Bertha E. Stevens (stepsister)
Gladys I. (Bowman) Thomas (wife)
Diana Goodwin (stepdaughter)
More information
T/5 Charles L. Thomas graduate from Roosevelt High School and attended Fresno State College. He played cello in the college symphony orchestra for six years.He was employed by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica beore he enlisted on 1 January 1943.. He was sent overseas in September 1943
T/5 Thomas was driving the company commander, Capt Finney, around. They stopped in front of an aid station, when an enemy shell burst near by. By the time Thomas was gotten inside the aid station, he was too far gone to do anything for him. Cap. Finney was wounded in the leg, hand and cheek, but nothing fatal. He was evacuated.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Dave Cavner, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - California Birth Index / Family Trees, 1920/1930/1940 Census, http://ozarks102id.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees