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TOM, Chin Thaung - Date of
birth
25 August 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Canton, China -
Hometown
New York City, New York -
Ethnicity
Chinese American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32516813 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Between Hamminkeln and Wesel, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 7 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Olive F. (Scarbrough) Tom (wife)
More information
Pvt Chin T. Tom enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 1 October 1942.He was killed while he was decending on his parachute.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Cards, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Army Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Tom Verheijden