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Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, Donald Frank
Date of birth
10 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York
Hometown
Chautauqua County, New York

Military service

Service number
42118583
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 1 30

Immediate family

Members
Lewis E. Thomas (father)
Betty (Lyons) Thomas (wife)
Donna J. Thomas (daughter)

More information

Pfc Donald F. Thomas enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 28 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, The Grape Belt and Chautauqua Farmer - 30 March 1945, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet