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TOMPKINS, Owen Shelton - Date of
birth
2 November 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Hinds County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Hinds County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34427095 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
92nd Chemical Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
9 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 1 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
William V. Wroten (stepfather)
Alma K.T. Wroten (mother)
Avery Tompkins (brother)
Mary L. Wroten (half-sister)
Ruth Wroten (half-sister)
Willie B. Tompkins (wife)
More information
T/5 Owen S. Tompkins enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 24 September 1942.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census, www.fold3.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, The Clarion Ledge 11 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet