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HUSBAND, Thomas Guy - Date of
birth
12 May 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Rusk County, Texas -
Hometown
Rusk County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38303935 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Birkesdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
William E. Husband (father)
Mary S. (Rainwater) Husband (mother)
Rilla Husband (sister)
Robbie Husband (sister)
Joe Husband (brother)
Jake Husband (brother)
Irma L. Husband (sister)
Forrest R. Husband (brother)
Thelma M. Husband (sister)
Chester A. Husband (brother)
Edith C. Husband (sister)
Nadine Husband (sister)
Mary B. (Allred) Husband (wife)
Martha H. Husband (daughter)
More information
T/Sgt Thomas G. Husband enlisted in Tyler, Texas on 24 November 1942.Company Chronicles for 23 February 1945:
"We had received all of our reinforcements, and all of our men were fully equipped for the Roer river crossing which was finally set to take place on 23 February. At 0245 on the morning of 23 February the Artillery preparation for the crossing began, lasting until 0330 -- the time at which the Battalion 'jumped off with 413th on the right, 415th on the left, 414th in reserve."
T/Sgt Husband was killed in the first wave across the Roer river at Düren, Germany, on the first day of Operation Grenade along with 4 other Company I men.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.wwiimemorial.com , WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Martha Husband Melton (daughter) & Sharon (Gilliam) Harris