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ROSS, Thomas Rush Jr - Date of
birth
27 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13085651 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Trier, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas R. Ross Sr. (father)
Myrtle E. (Burgess) Ross (mother)
Thelma A. Ross (sister)
Ralph J. Ross (brother)
Virginia A. Ross (sister)
Myrtle E. Ross (sister)
More information
Pvt Thomas R. Ross Jr. attended high school for four years before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 26 May 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Our Spreading Branches, www.10tharmored.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Erie Pennsylvania