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THOMAS, Howard Dudley - Date of
birth
10 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-543203 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
Medelsheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Foster K. Thomas (father)
Vera I. Thomas (mother)
Mary J. Thomas (sister)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Jim Hennessey, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Madison Wisconsin 1939-1943