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CAIRNEY, Thomas - Date of
birth
19 February 1908 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Schotts, North Lankashire, Scotland -
Hometown
New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31194559 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
411th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas Cairney (father)
Christina F. (Glasgow) Cairney (mother)
Susan Cairney (sister)
Robert Cairney (brother)
Christina F. Cairney (sister)
William E. Cairney (brother)
John G. Cairney (brother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, 1940 Census, New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957; U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet