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Personal info

Full name
THOMAS, John William
Date of birth
19 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Cakeburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Stark County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35609163
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 16 8

Immediate family

Members
Frank Thomas (father)
Fannie Thomas (mother)
Morris Thomas (brother)
Josephine Thomas (sister)
Anthony Thomas (brother)
Frank Thomas (brother)

More information

Pvt John W. Thomas enlisted on 2 April 1943 in Akron, Ohio.

He died as a prisoner of war in a German Dressing Station.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://www.IndianaMilitary.org - Battle Order

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet