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Personal info

Full name
TOMSICH, Edward
Date of birth
7 May 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
St. Louis County, Minnesota
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
O-375789
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 March 1945
Place of death
Holt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 5 19

Immediate family

Members
John Tomsich (father)
Frank Tomsich (brother)
Stephan Tomsich (brother)
Jennie Tomsich (sister)
Victor Tomsich (brother)
Mary Tomsich (sister)
Frances P. Tomsich (wife)

More information

1st Lt Edward Tomsich enlisted on 16 February 1941. He was first stationed in Alaska with an anti-aircraft unit before he was transferred to the infantry.

Lt Tomsich was killed by a sniper.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks / Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, http://75thdivisiondad.com - 75th Infantry Division, 290th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - The Chisholm Tribune Press

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks