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Personal info

Full name
SPOERER, Thomas Ludwig
Date of birth
13 January 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
O-536740
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ville-au-Val, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 20 87

Immediate family

Members
Charles G. Spoerer (father)
Nellie E. (Anderson) Spoerer (mother)
Charles G. Spoerer (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Thomas L. Spoerer attended the Evanston Township High School before he enlisted in 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Anderson&Beal Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thDivision.com, www.findagrave.com

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