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THORNTON, Troy A - Date of
birth
23 September 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Itawamba County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Lee County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34000577 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
7 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 20 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Willie P. Thornton (father)
Beulah A. (Stanford) Thornton (mother)
Cecil R. Thornton (brother)
Rubie M. Thornton (sister)
Paul Thornton (brother)
Eva L. Thornton (sister)
More information
Pfc Troy A. Thornton enlisted in Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 6 December 1940.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
He is remembered at the Stephens Cemetery in Mantachie, Itawamba County, Missisippi.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Davis and Allied Families Tree / 1940 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S / Travis Dulaney