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Personal info

Full name
HART, Theodore W
Date of birth
8 March 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
O-1286280
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
Kirchtroisdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 9 8

Immediate family

Members
Herschell D. Hart (father)
Harriet M. (Kendig) Hart (mother)
James W. Hart (brother)
Doris M. (Rogers) Hart (wife)
Colby A. Hart (daughter)
Chandler M. Hart (daughter)

More information

1st Lt Theodore W. Hart graduated from Michigan State College and was employed at Pick Hotels Corporation.

He joined the Regular Army in Detroit, Michigan on 24 June 1941 and was sent overseas in May 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940/1950 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.oldhickory30th.com