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KIRKLAND, Thomas Edward - Date of
birth
24 April 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Good Water, Coosa County, Alabama -
Hometown
Dora, Ozark County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44031078 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Lampaden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 5 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew J. Kirkland (father)
Reba V. (Jernigan) Kirkland (mother)
Cleo M. Kirkland (brother)
Hazel Kirkland (sister)
Vada Kirkland (wife)
More information
Pvt Thomas E. Kirkland attended high school for 1 year and was a welder before he enlisted in Fort McClellan, Alabama, on 24 August 1944.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A Fellow Yet, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com – Kay W. Waters, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
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