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Personal info

Full name
CONGDON, Thomas Albro
Date of birth
21 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39701784
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
Serrig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 10 6

Immediate family

Members
John S. Congdon (father)
Ellen A. (Kellogg) Congdon (mother)
George K. Congdon (brother)
Nora A. Congdon (sister)
John S. Congdon (brother)
Wilfred H. Congdon (brother)
Edwin A. Congdon (brother)
Albert L. Congdon (brother)
Roger D. Congdon (brother)
Charles F. Congdon (brother)

More information

Pfc Thomas A. Congdon graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1942 and was employed at the Firestone Company in Los Angeles.

He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 8 July 1943. He was selected for Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and was sent overseas in August, 1944.

Per Capt John L. Downing, Chaplain in a letter to his parents: "Pfc Congdon was engaged with his company in an important front line action near the town of Serrig, Germany. Across the Saar river they were attacked by a German tank. Pfc Congdon and his fellow bazooka man went off to the flank to find the tank. The area was blanketed with artillery, mortar and small arms fire. Army investigation established that both men gave their lives at this time."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Who Are These People / 1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Fort Collins Coloradoan - 8 December 1944