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Personal info

Full name
THORNBURG, Forrest P
Date of birth
24 May 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Webb City, Franklin County, Arkansas
Hometown
Firebaugh, Fresno County, California

Military service

Service number
39243031
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
743rd Tank Battalion
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gahlen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 4 21

Immediate family

Members
John W. Thornburg (father)
Bonnie M. (Wines) Thornburg (mother)
Willis Thornburg (brother)
Floyd Thornburg (brother)
William Thornburg (brother)
Frieda Thornburg (sister)
Faye Thornburg (sister)
Harriett Thornburg (sister)

More information

Cpl Forrest P. Thornburg enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 2 June 1942.

He was wounded in November of 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart medal earlier.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.oldhickory30th.com, http://www.strijdbewijs.nl, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank
Battalion, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / 1940 census / family trees / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Kelly Thornburg