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Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, Charles Wesley
Date of birth
18 May 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
State Line, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33725238
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Messenger
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 9 47

Immediate family

Members
Frank C. Thomas (father)
Verna A. Thomas (mother)
Dorotha M. (Morgan) Thomas (wife)
Nancy L. Thomas (daughter)

More information

Pfc Charles W. Thomas enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 18 May 1943. He was sent overseas in June 1944 and he joined his unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on 1 August 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/ - After Action Report 330th Inf Reg 83rd Inf Div, December 1944, The Daily Mail - Hagerstown Maryland, 22 May 1943 / 27 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Daily Mail - Hagerstown Maryland, 27 January 1945, The Baltimore Sun 7 February 1945