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ROWLAND, Thomas Henry Jr - Date of
birth
22 October 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1298764 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Ranger Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bergstein, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 10 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas H. Rowland (father)
Veda M. Rowland (mother)
More information
Lt. Thomas H. Rowland Jr. graduated from The Manlius School in New York, a military high school. He also graduated from Dartmouth College in 1938 with a degree in Political Science. He was a stock broker before he enlisted in the service on 12 March 1942 in Philadelphia.On 6 December, the Rangers moved on Bergstein and subsequently took the strategic position of Hill 400 from defending troops from 980th Grenadier Regiment of the 272nd Volksgrenadier Division. It was during this battle that Lt. Thomas Rowland was killed in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Rick Lawrence, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://srib.riverwestgroup.com/rangers_random.txt, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Dartmouth Yearbook 1938